Retractable Awning Wind Rating

There are 4 wind rated classes of awnings.

Retractable awning wind rating.

There are two primary types of fabric awnings which are loose frame retractable awnings and permanently closed frame awnings. If you live in an area with considerable wind then we highly recommend either a metal awning which can withstand wind of 80 mph. Sunesta is proudly leading the industry in producing retractable awnings that can withstand high wind speeds so you can feel confident your new awning is going to stand up to even some of the strongest winds mother nature has to offer. In fact most self supported retractable awnings have been tested to meet the wind speed of only 30 40 kilometres an hour.

We have created a full guide to metal awnings here or get a motorized retractable awnings. Many of the higher specification awnings come with their wind rating based on kilometres per hour or the beaufort scale. This retractable awning is resistant to rain color fading and wind. Unrated or class 0 either wasn t tested or failed to withstand a sustained wind of 12 mph.

Oftentimes that testing was completed without ongoing or irregular wind conditions. However if you choose a durable retractable awning for your home there is nothing to worry about. This means that light to stiff breezes are not an issue. When fully retracted closed some retractable awnings will survive 100 mph winds.

Class 1 is rated to 12 mph beaufort 3 class 2 beaufort 5 to 24 mph and class 3 beaufort 6 to 31 mph of sustained winds.