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Where to play, month by month
Golfers watch the wind as closely as the sun. For every month, each destination’s average high, daily sunshine, rain days and average wind, from the national weather services’ long-term averages. Destinations are listed with the fewest rain days first, then the calmest.
January
- Dubaihigh 24.4 °C · 8.2 hours of sun a day · 2.8 rain days
- Las Vegashigh 14.7 °C · 3.1 rain days · wind 10 km/h
- Sri Lankahigh 31.4 °C · 4.9 rain days
- Marbella & Sotograndehigh 17.4 °C · 5.5 hours of sun a day · 5.4 rain days · wind 15 km/h
- Floridahigh 24.6 °C · 7.7 rain days · wind 13 km/h
- Lisbon & the Silver Coasthigh 14.5 °C · 4.8 hours of sun a day · 10.1 rain days · wind 12 km/h
- Caribbeanhigh 29.1 °C · 8 hours of sun a day · 11 rain days · wind 24 km/h
- Scotlandhigh 6.8 °C · 2 hours of sun a day · 11.9 rain days · wind 20 km/h
- Englandhigh 8.4 °C · 2.4 hours of sun a day · 12.7 rain days
February
- Dubaihigh 26.1 °C · 8.9 hours of sun a day · 2.4 rain days
- Las Vegashigh 17.2 °C · 4.1 rain days · wind 12 km/h
- Marbella & Sotograndehigh 18.1 °C · 6.3 hours of sun a day · 4.6 rain days · wind 15 km/h
- Sri Lankahigh 31.6 °C · 5.1 rain days
- Floridahigh 25.7 °C · 6.5 rain days · wind 14 km/h
- Caribbeanhigh 29.2 °C · 9 hours of sun a day · 9 rain days · wind 24 km/h
- Scotlandhigh 7.7 °C · 3.2 hours of sun a day · 9.5 rain days · wind 20 km/h
- Englandhigh 8.6 °C · 3.3 hours of sun a day · 9.5 rain days
- Lisbon & the Silver Coasthigh 15.9 °C · 5.6 hours of sun a day · 9.6 rain days · wind 13 km/h
March
- Las Vegashigh 21.7 °C · 2.8 rain days · wind 14 km/h
- Dubaihigh 28.9 °C · 9.3 hours of sun a day · 3.4 rain days
- Marbella & Sotograndehigh 19.9 °C · 6.8 hours of sun a day · 5.1 rain days · wind 15 km/h
- Floridahigh 27 °C · 6.3 rain days · wind 15 km/h
- Lisbon & the Silver Coasthigh 18.2 °C · 7 hours of sun a day · 6.5 rain days · wind 13 km/h
- Sri Lankahigh 32 °C · 7.7 rain days
- Caribbeanhigh 29.7 °C · 9 hours of sun a day · 8 rain days · wind 22 km/h
- Englandhigh 10.8 °C · 4.4 hours of sun a day · 8.5 rain days
- Scotlandhigh 9.6 °C · 4.2 hours of sun a day · 9 rain days · wind 20 km/h
April
- Dubaihigh 33.7 °C · 10.5 hours of sun a day · 1.5 rain days
- Las Vegashigh 25.8 °C · 1.6 rain days · wind 16 km/h
- Marbella & Sotograndehigh 21.9 °C · 7.9 hours of sun a day · 4.4 rain days · wind 14 km/h
- Floridahigh 28.7 °C · 6.9 rain days · wind 15 km/h
- Caribbeanhigh 30.2 °C · 9 hours of sun a day · 8 rain days · wind 24 km/h
- Scotlandhigh 11.8 °C · 5.6 hours of sun a day · 8.3 rain days · wind 18 km/h
- Englandhigh 13.5 °C · 6.6 hours of sun a day · 8.4 rain days
- Lisbon & the Silver Coasthigh 19.2 °C · 7.9 hours of sun a day · 8.6 rain days · wind 14 km/h
- Sri Lankahigh 32 °C · 12.6 rain days
May
- Dubaihigh 38.2 °C · 11.3 hours of sun a day · 1 rain days
- Las Vegashigh 31.4 °C · 1.1 rain days · wind 16 km/h
- Marbella & Sotograndehigh 24.8 °C · 9.3 hours of sun a day · 3.2 rain days · wind 14 km/h
- Lisbon & the Silver Coasthigh 21.4 °C · 8.9 hours of sun a day · 6.5 rain days · wind 14 km/h
- Englandhigh 16.6 °C · 7.6 hours of sun a day · 7.2 rain days
- Caribbeanhigh 30.6 °C · 8 hours of sun a day · 8 rain days · wind 24 km/h
- Scotlandhigh 14.4 °C · 6.7 hours of sun a day · 10 rain days · wind 17 km/h
- Floridahigh 30.4 °C · 10.8 rain days · wind 14 km/h
- Sri Lankahigh 31.5 °C · 16.6 rain days
June
- Dubaihigh 40.3 °C · 11.5 hours of sun a day · 0 rain days
- Las Vegashigh 37.4 °C · 0.4 rain days · wind 16 km/h
- Marbella & Sotograndehigh 28.5 °C · 10.9 hours of sun a day · 0.6 rain days · wind 14 km/h
- Lisbon & the Silver Coasthigh 24.8 °C · 10.3 hours of sun a day · 2.5 rain days · wind 14 km/h
- Englandhigh 19.2 °C · 7.9 hours of sun a day · 7.2 rain days
- Scotlandhigh 17.1 °C · 6.1 hours of sun a day · 10.9 rain days · wind 16 km/h
- Caribbeanhigh 30.7 °C · 8 hours of sun a day · 11 rain days · wind 26 km/h
- Sri Lankahigh 30.7 °C · 15.2 rain days
- Floridahigh 31.8 °C · 17.6 rain days · wind 12 km/h
July
- Marbella & Sotograndehigh 30.9 °C · 11 hours of sun a day · 0 rain days · wind 14 km/h
- Lisbon & the Silver Coasthigh 27.5 °C · 11.1 hours of sun a day · 0.8 rain days · wind 14 km/h
- Dubaihigh 41.5 °C · 11 hours of sun a day · 2 rain days
- Las Vegashigh 40.3 °C · 2.5 rain days · wind 14 km/h
- Englandhigh 21.2 °C · 8.2 hours of sun a day · 7.1 rain days
- Sri Lankahigh 30.3 °C · 10 rain days
- Scotlandhigh 19.3 °C · 6 hours of sun a day · 10.9 rain days · wind 15 km/h
- Caribbeanhigh 30.7 °C · 8 hours of sun a day · 15 rain days · wind 24 km/h
- Floridahigh 32.6 °C · 17.3 rain days · wind 11 km/h
August
- Dubaihigh 41.9 °C · 10.8 hours of sun a day · 0 rain days
- Marbella & Sotograndehigh 31.4 °C · 10 hours of sun a day · 0.4 rain days · wind 14 km/h
- Lisbon & the Silver Coasthigh 27.8 °C · 10.9 hours of sun a day · 1.4 rain days · wind 14 km/h
- Las Vegashigh 39.3 °C · 2.2 rain days · wind 13 km/h
- Englandhigh 21.4 °C · 7.5 hours of sun a day · 8 rain days
- Sri Lankahigh 30.3 °C · 10.2 rain days
- Scotlandhigh 19 °C · 5.5 hours of sun a day · 10.6 rain days · wind 15 km/h
- Caribbeanhigh 30.9 °C · 8 hours of sun a day · 16 rain days · wind 20 km/h
- Floridahigh 32.6 °C · 19.4 rain days · wind 11 km/h
September
- Dubaihigh 39.5 °C · 10.3 hours of sun a day · 1 rain days
- Las Vegashigh 34.9 °C · 1.8 rain days · wind 12 km/h
- Marbella & Sotograndehigh 28.4 °C · 8.3 hours of sun a day · 2.3 rain days · wind 13 km/h
- Lisbon & the Silver Coasthigh 26.2 °C · 8.6 hours of sun a day · 3.3 rain days · wind 12 km/h
- Englandhigh 19.2 °C · 5.9 hours of sun a day · 8.2 rain days
- Scotlandhigh 16.8 °C · 4.6 hours of sun a day · 9.3 rain days · wind 16 km/h
- Caribbeanhigh 31 °C · 8 hours of sun a day · 13 rain days · wind 17 km/h
- Sri Lankahigh 30.4 °C · 15.2 rain days
- Floridahigh 31.7 °C · 18.1 rain days · wind 11 km/h
October
- Las Vegashigh 27.3 °C · 1.7 rain days · wind 11 km/h
- Dubaihigh 35.9 °C · 9.7 hours of sun a day · 2 rain days
- Marbella & Sotograndehigh 24.4 °C · 6.7 hours of sun a day · 4.5 rain days · wind 12 km/h
- Lisbon & the Silver Coasthigh 22.1 °C · 6.8 hours of sun a day · 7.8 rain days · wind 12 km/h
- Englandhigh 15.7 °C · 4.2 hours of sun a day · 11.4 rain days
- Scotlandhigh 13.2 °C · 3.4 hours of sun a day · 11.7 rain days · wind 17 km/h
- Floridahigh 29.9 °C · 13.8 rain days · wind 13 km/h
- Caribbeanhigh 30.8 °C · 8 hours of sun a day · 15 rain days · wind 18 km/h
- Sri Lankahigh 30.4 °C · 18.6 rain days
November
- Las Vegashigh 19.5 °C · 1.5 rain days · wind 10 km/h
- Dubaihigh 30.7 °C · 8.9 hours of sun a day · 1.9 rain days
- Marbella & Sotograndehigh 20.4 °C · 5.5 hours of sun a day · 5.4 rain days · wind 14 km/h
- Floridahigh 27.4 °C · 8.6 rain days · wind 13 km/h
- Lisbon & the Silver Coasthigh 18 °C · 5.3 hours of sun a day · 8.9 rain days · wind 12 km/h
- Scotlandhigh 9.5 °C · 2.6 hours of sun a day · 12.3 rain days · wind 17 km/h
- Englandhigh 11.8 °C · 2.8 hours of sun a day · 13 rain days
- Caribbeanhigh 30.3 °C · 8 hours of sun a day · 14 rain days · wind 20 km/h
- Sri Lankahigh 30.6 °C · 16 rain days
December
- Las Vegashigh 13.8 °C · 3 rain days · wind 10 km/h
- Dubaihigh 26.5 °C · 8.3 hours of sun a day · 3.4 rain days
- Marbella & Sotograndehigh 18 °C · 4.9 hours of sun a day · 5.6 rain days · wind 14 km/h
- Floridahigh 25.7 °C · 8 rain days · wind 13 km/h
- Sri Lankahigh 30.9 °C · 9 rain days
- Caribbeanhigh 29.6 °C · 8 hours of sun a day · 11 rain days · wind 22 km/h
- Lisbon & the Silver Coasthigh 15.2 °C · 4.4 hours of sun a day · 11.3 rain days · wind 13 km/h
- Scotlandhigh 7 °C · 1.7 hours of sun a day · 11.6 rain days · wind 18 km/h
- Englandhigh 9.1 °C · 2.1 hours of sun a day · 12.4 rain days
Wind is the monthly average speed at the official station, shown in km/h so destinations can be compared; each destination’s page has the figures in the units the weather service publishes, with gusts where it publishes them. A destination with no published wind figure shows none.
Destination by destination
Marbella & SotograndeAEMET (WMO Climate Normals)At Málaga Airport: calmer months are August, September, October (average wind 3.3–3.8 m/s). Windier months are January,…Lisbon & the Silver CoastIPMAAt Lisboa / Instituto Geofísico: calmer months are September, October, November (average wind 11.7–12.1 km/h). Windier…ScotlandMet OfficeAt Leuchars: calmer months are June, July, August (average wind 8.1–8.5 knots). Windier months are January, February,…DubaiUAE National Center of Meteorology (WMO Climate Normals)Temperature, sunshine and rain by monthCaribbeanBarbados Meteorological ServicesAt Grantley Adams International Airport (Barbados): calmer months are August, September, October (average wind 9–11…FloridaNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAt Miami International Airport: calmer months are July, August, September (average wind 6.7–7 mph). Windier months are…Las VegasNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAt Las Vegas McCarran (Harry Reid) International Airport: calmer months are January, November, December (average wind…Sri LankaSri Lanka Department of Meteorology (WMO Climate Normals)Temperature, sunshine and rain by monthEnglandMet OfficeTemperature, sunshine and rain by month