Rito Airport

AO-0003 · Angola

Climate Rito Airport 2020-2024

Climate and trends: average temperature, flight conditions, precipitation, wind speed and direction.

Calculated from historical METAR data of Rundu Airport (FYRU) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 30.8 91 49 41 78 1
February 53.1 100 96 51 86 1
March 48.7 91 92 40 95 31
April 35.5 100 30 99 31
May 54.6 100 40 100 80
June 48.7 100 46 100 69
July 40.9 100 44 100 55
August 43.5 100 38 100 98
September 47.0 100 49 100 100
October 55.6 100 50 100 99
November 50.7 100 38 100 98
December 34.0 97 28 95 94
Average 49.5 96.4 91.1 41.2 95.2 61.0

8th best VFR conditions of Namibia

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 8 km or more and a ceiling of 3,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 36.8 100 53 46 100 1
February 59.9 100 100 53 100 1
March 54.0 100 100 47 99 36
April 35.8 100 31 99 31
May 54.6 100 40 100 80
June 48.7 100 46 100 69
July 40.9 100 44 100 55
August 43.5 100 38 100 98
September 47.0 100 49 100 100
October 55.6 100 50 100 99
November 51.1 100 38 100 100
December 35.7 100 29 100 100
Average 51.3 100.0 92.9 42.4 99.7 62.0

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 km or more and a ceiling of 1,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 22.3 0 28 21 0 30
February 16.5 0 0 32 0 30
March 18.1 0 0 30 0 28
April 21.1 0 30 0 27
May 18.5 0 28 0 25
June 15.9 0 26 0 17
July 17.8 0 27 0 22
August 16.6 0 31 0 0
September 18.0 0 34 0 0
October 16.9 0 34 0 0
November 16.4 0 34 0 0
December 17.6 0 32 0 0
Average 17.6 3.2 29.6 15.3

3rd highest temperature of Namibia

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 14.5 0 19 12 0 21
February 11.4 0 0 20 0 21
March 11.8 0 0 19 0 20
April 12.4 0 17 0 17
May 7.5 0 10 0 7
June 5.5 0 10 0 4
July 6.2 0 11 0 8
August 6.4 0 11 0 0
September 8.7 0 17 0 0
October 10.7 0 21 0 0
November 10.5 0 22 0 0
December 11.4 0 21 0 0
Average 9.8 2.1 15.6 8.3

12th lowest temperature of Namibia

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 4.1 9 6 3 12 0
February 4.6 1 4 2 10 0
March 3.3 5 2 6 3 3
April 0.1 0 1 0 0
May 0.0 0 0 0 0
June 0.0 0 0 0 0
July 0.0 0 0 0 0
August 0.0 0 0 0 0
September 0.0 0 0 0 0
October 0.1 1 0 1 0
November 1.5 1 0 1 6
December 1.8 3 3 6 4
Average 1.4 3.1 1.5 1.1 3.1 1.1

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (knots)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 5.2 6 6 5 5 5
February 5.2 6 6 4 6 5
March 5.4 7 6 5 5 5
April 5.3 7 5 7 5
May 5.6 6 5 6 6
June 5.9 5 7 5 6
July 6.3 9 5 7 7
August 5.9 7 5 6 8
September 6.7 7 7 7 8
October 7.1 7 6 7 9
November 6.0 7 5 6 7
December 5.3 7 5 7 5
Average 5.8 6.3 6.5 5.3 6.0 6.1

3rd highest wind speed of Namibia

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 120° 081° 104° 320° 092°
February 091° 117° 091° 307° 078°
March 098° 076° 100° 108° 095°
April 100° 098° 098° 071°
May 064° 102° 103° 094°
June 078° 096° 091° 096°
July 098° 095° 105° 098°
August 096° 107° 079° 120°
September 099° 101° 084° 093°
October 103° 084° 093° 073°
November 060° 080° 285° 014°
December 073° 031° 012° 066°

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.