Windiest Major Cities Right Now
Hong Kong is the windiest major city in our current sample, with sustained wind around 42 km/h.
Cities with at least 200,000 residents; 100 cities shown.
Top Cities Ranked by Wind speed
| # | City | Country | Gusts | Conditions | Wind speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 57 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 42 km/h |
| =1 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 57 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 42 km/h |
| =1 | Kowloon | Hong Kong | 57 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 42 km/h |
| ๐ฅ | Shantou | China | 42 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 36 km/h |
| =3 | Haikou | China | 50 km/h | Light rain shower | 35 km/h |
| =3 | Callao | Peru | 36 km/h | Clear | 35 km/h |
| =3 | Hyderabad | Pakistan | 38 km/h | Overcast | 35 km/h |
| 4 | Zhuhai | China | 46 km/h | Sunny | 34 km/h |
| 5 | Karachi | Pakistan | 39 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 33 km/h |
| 6 | Niamey | Niger | 40 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 32 km/h |
| 7 | Yangjiang | China | 43 km/h | Thundery outbreaks in nearby | 31 km/h |
| =8 | Mumbai | India | 34 km/h | Light rain shower | 30 km/h |
| =8 | Jinjiang | China | 35 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 30 km/h |
| =9 | Zhanjiang | China | 36 km/h | Light rain shower | 29 km/h |
| =9 | Nashik | India | 37 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 29 km/h |
| =9 | Baku | Azerbaijan | 39 km/h | Sunny | 29 km/h |
| =10 | Shenzhen | China | 42 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 27 km/h |
| =10 | Al Baลrah al Qadฤซmah | Iraq | 41 km/h | Sandstorm | 27 km/h |
| =10 | Patna | India | 33 km/h | Thundery outbreaks in nearby | 27 km/h |
| =10 | Basrah | Iraq | 41 km/h | Sandstorm | 27 km/h |
| =10 | Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | 30 km/h | Dust storm | 27 km/h |
| =10 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 41 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 27 km/h |
| =10 | Moscow | Russia | 47 km/h | Cloudy | 27 km/h |
| =10 | Quanzhou | China | 33 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 27 km/h |
| =11 | Kuwait City | Kuwait | 40 km/h | Severe sandstorm | 26 km/h |
| =11 | Mogadishu | Somalia | 33 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 26 km/h |
| =11 | Navi Mumbai | India | 31 km/h | Light rain shower | 26 km/h |
| =11 | Fortaleza | Brazil | 43 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 26 km/h |
| =12 | Baghdad | Iraq | 35 km/h | Sunny | 25 km/h |
| =12 | Adelaide | Australia | 38 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 25 km/h |
| =12 | Phnom Penh | Cambodia | 42 km/h | Overcast | 25 km/h |
| =13 | Quezon City | Philippines | 45 km/h | Light rain shower | 24 km/h |
| =13 | Caloocan City | Philippines | 45 km/h | Light rain shower | 24 km/h |
| =13 | Karbala | Iraq | 36 km/h | Sunny | 24 km/h |
| =13 | Mombasa | Kenya | 30 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 24 km/h |
| =13 | Dongguan | China | 31 km/h | Cloudy | 24 km/h |
| =13 | Melbourne | Australia | 56 km/h | Light rain shower | 24 km/h |
| =13 | Singapore | Singapore | 24 km/h | Light rain shower | 24 km/h |
| =13 | Singapore | Singapore | 24 km/h | Light rain shower | 24 km/h |
| =13 | Xiamen | China | 33 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 24 km/h |
| =14 | Jieyang | China | 30 km/h | Thundery outbreaks in nearby | 23 km/h |
| =14 | Rฤjkot | India | 30 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 23 km/h |
| =14 | Sydney | Australia | 24 km/h | Sunny | 23 km/h |
| =14 | Aleppo | Syria | 26 km/h | Sunny | 23 km/h |
| =14 | Indore | India | 36 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 23 km/h |
| =14 | Jiangmen | China | 32 km/h | Thundery outbreaks in nearby | 23 km/h |
| =14 | Cixi | China | 24 km/h | Sunny | 23 km/h |
| =15 | Foshan | China | 30 km/h | Cloudy | 22 km/h |
| =15 | Chattogram | Bangladesh | 26 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 22 km/h |
| =15 | Surat | India | 30 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 22 km/h |
| =15 | Pune | India | 33 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 22 km/h |
| =15 | Surabaya | Indonesia | 23 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 22 km/h |
| =15 | Makassar | Indonesia | 36 km/h | Sunny | 22 km/h |
| =15 | Yixing | China | 27 km/h | Cloudy | 22 km/h |
| =15 | Pimpri | India | 33 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 22 km/h |
| =15 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 41 km/h | Sunny | 22 km/h |
| =15 | Zhongshan | China | 32 km/h | Cloudy | 22 km/h |
| =15 | Al Mawลil al Jadฤซdah | Iraq | 27 km/h | Sunny | 22 km/h |
| =15 | Mosul | Iraq | 27 km/h | Sunny | 22 km/h |
| =16 | Guangzhou | China | 30 km/h | Cloudy | 21 km/h |
| =16 | Multan | Pakistan | 24 km/h | Sunny | 21 km/h |
| =16 | Khartoum | Sudan | 29 km/h | Sunny | 21 km/h |
| =16 | Thฤne | India | 28 km/h | Light rain shower | 21 km/h |
| =16 | Jepara | Indonesia | 39 km/h | Cloudy | 21 km/h |
| =17 | Nanjing | China | 22 km/h | Thundery outbreaks in nearby | 20 km/h |
| =17 | Manila | Philippines | 43 km/h | Light rain shower | 20 km/h |
| =17 | Chaozhou | China | 26 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 20 km/h |
| =17 | Changshu | China | 21 km/h | Partly Cloudy | 20 km/h |
| =17 | Busan | South Korea | 22 km/h | Sunny | 20 km/h |
| =17 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 24 km/h | Dust storm | 20 km/h |
| =17 | Bhopฤl | India | 24 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 20 km/h |
| =18 | Bangkok | Thailand | 32 km/h | Overcast | 19 km/h |
| =18 | Bengaluru | India | 26 km/h | Overcast | 19 km/h |
| =18 | Rawalpindi | Pakistan | 30 km/h | Sunny | 19 km/h |
| =18 | Tehran | Iran | 34 km/h | Sunny | 19 km/h |
| =18 | Yangzhou | China | 21 km/h | Thundery outbreaks in nearby | 19 km/h |
| =18 | Changde | China | 22 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 19 km/h |
| =18 | Dallas | United States | 43 km/h | Clear | 19 km/h |
| =18 | Nantong | China | 20 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 19 km/h |
| =18 | Qingyuan | China | 26 km/h | Sunny | 19 km/h |
| =18 | Khulna | Bangladesh | 22 km/h | Thundery outbreaks in nearby | 19 km/h |
| =18 | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | 34 km/h | Sunny | 19 km/h |
| =18 | Nowrangapur | India | 25 km/h | Light rain shower | 19 km/h |
| =19 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | 42 km/h | Light rain | 18 km/h |
| =19 | Taipei | Taiwan | 21 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 18 km/h |
| =19 | Yunfu | China | 26 km/h | Thundery outbreaks in nearby | 18 km/h |
| =19 | Brisbane | Australia | 22 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 18 km/h |
| =19 | Maoming | China | 30 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 18 km/h |
| =19 | Luohe | China | 19 km/h | Smoky haze | 18 km/h |
| =19 | Nizhniy Novgorod | Russia | 40 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 18 km/h |
| =20 | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 21 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 17 km/h |
| =20 | Suzhou | China | 21 km/h | Overcast | 17 km/h |
| =20 | Ahmedabad | India | 26 km/h | Overcast | 17 km/h |
| =20 | Yokohama | Japan | 32 km/h | Partly Cloudy | 17 km/h |
| =20 | Changsha | China | 18 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 17 km/h |
| =20 | Nanyang | China | 18 km/h | Overcast | 17 km/h |
| =20 | Kawasaki | Japan | 32 km/h | Partly Cloudy | 17 km/h |
| =20 | Shanghai | China | 18 km/h | Cloudy | 17 km/h |
| =20 | Chennai | India | 25 km/h | Patchy rain nearby | 17 km/h |
| =20 | Nanning | China | 23 km/h | Light rain shower | 17 km/h |
Methodology: Current conditions are sampled from WeatherAPI for up to 400 of the largest cities with at least 200,000 residents.
Why Are These Cities So Windy Right Now?
This ranking compares reported sustained wind rather than short-lived gusts. Coastal exposure, passing storms, pressure gradients and local terrain can all produce strong winds, so the order can change quickly.
Frequently Asked Questions: Windiest Major Cities Right Now
Which major city is windiest right now?
In our current sample, Hong Kong has the strongest sustained wind at about 42 km/h (as of August 19, 2026).
Does this ranking use wind gusts?
No. It ranks sustained wind speed; gusts may briefly be much stronger than the displayed value.