Lucusse Airport

AO-0019 · Angola

Climate Lucusse Airport 2021-2025

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Kuito Airport (FNKU) between 2021 and 2025.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
January 79.2 88 77 59 91 93
February 82.1 100 84 76 89
March 79.7 38 0 73 83
April 81.2 70 96
May 97.8 100 100 96
June 98.2 92 97
July 98.4 100 82 100 100
August 95.0 86 93 89
September 91.2 68 83 82
October 93.0 100 85 95 93
November 83.8 46 76 90
December 80.1 54 67 73 82
Average 83.2 67.5 73.6 73.6 85.1 90.8

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 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
January 98.2 100 100 98 100 100
February 98.0 100 100 96 99
March 99.0 100 100 99 100
April 98.8 98 100
May 99.9 100 100 100
June 99.9 99 100
July 99.8 100 100 100 100
August 99.2 95 100 100
September 98.8 96 98 99
October 99.5 100 100 100 99
November 98.8 100 100 99
December 97.8 100 100 100 97
Average 99.2 100.0 100.0 98.4 98.9 99.3

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 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
January 24.6 24.3 25.1 23.0 24.5 26.3
February 25.6 29.0 26.3 24.1 26.3
March 25.4 25.6 23.0 25.0 24.8
April 24.9 24.3 24.8
May 24.5 25.0 23.6 23.6
June 23.2 22.1 23.6
July 23.5 25.0 23.5 22.8 23.3
August 26.5 25.8 23.5 27.1
September 28.6 28.6 27.3 29.0
October 27.4 24.0 26.6 27.3 27.8
November 25.4 23.5 25.1 25.5
December 24.4 21.8 23.0 23.6 24.3
Average 25.2 24.6 23.8 25.2 24.5 25.6

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
January 17.9 21.3 20.8 18.0 18.0 17.3
February 18.1 24.0 18.8 18.1 17.1
March 17.7 17.6 20.5 18.3 16.3
April 17.5 17.5 16.6
May 16.1 24.0 15.1 15.3
June 13.1 13.8 12.4
July 13.6 21.0 18.5 14.0 11.5
August 17.2 19.6 18.0 16.3
September 19.3 20.6 19.6 19.3
October 19.0 24.0 18.8 19.3 19.6
November 18.6 20.0 18.8 18.3
December 18.1 19.3 19.0 18.8 18.3
Average 18.2 20.5 21.0 19.0 17.4 16.5

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
January 4.3 0 0 3 1 1
February 3.9 0 1 6 2
March 3.0 6 0 5 3
April 2.2 3 0
May 0.3 0 0 1
June 0.0 0 0
July 0.0 0 0 0 0
August 0.1 0 0 0
September 0.3 0 0 0
October 1.7 0 0 0 1
November 3.4 3 1 2
December 5.7 25 0 0 4
Average 3.1 2.5 10.5 1.0 1.4 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 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
January 6.4 6 6 5 7 7
February 6.4 5 5 7 7
March 5.8 4 6 5 5
April 6.6 5 9
May 7.0 9 5 7
June 7.1 4 7
July 7.5 7 6 3 9
August 6.8 6 4 7
September 6.9 6 3 8
October 6.3 0 6 2 7
November 6.1 5 4 6
December 6.0 4 3 3 6
Average 6.1 5.0 5.3 5.2 4.4 7.0

Average wind speed

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

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
January 272° 244° 259° 330° 305°
February 092° 253° 280° 281°
March 148° 219° 166° 221°
April 171° 187°
May 115° 178° 198°
June 167° 202°
July 081° 107° 157° 207°
August 110° 153° 202°
September 115° 152° 189°
October 360° 120° 137° 210°
November 120° 161° 231°
December 014° 230° 225° 167°

Prevailing wind direction

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