Bella Bella/Campbell Island Airport

CBBC · Canada

Climate Bella Bella/Campbell Island Airport 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Bella Bella/Campbell Island Airport (CBBC) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 67.0 66 55 53 78 73
February 56.6 50 43 41 59 63
March 65.8 68 50 54 71 69
April 65.0 50 58 67 66
May 63.9 60 48 61 70
June 60.3 52 48 75 54
July 52.3 47 36 39 54
August 48.7 44 40 41 54
September 56.7 48 59 49 47
October 65.3 57 55 71 60
November 58.9 52 45 61 59
December 66.2 60 58 61 75
Average 62.1 60.9 51.3 48.8 60.3 61.2

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 mi 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 86.0 78 79 78 96 90
February 80.8 71 74 79 87 87
March 87.8 89 71 89 95 91
April 90.4 88 96 84 86
May 86.9 84 85 85 94
June 85.1 81 78 90 80
July 76.9 76 64 69 77
August 71.1 69 62 66 81
September 76.0 72 69 82 71
October 78.1 68 69 91 73
November 80.5 76 63 90 90
December 85.7 88 69 86 90
Average 82.8 79.5 77.0 75.5 84.1 83.7

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 3⅛ mi 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 6.2 5 7 6 7 4
February 5.6 8 5 7 5 7
March 8.2 10 5 10 9 8
April 11.7 10 11 13 12
May 15.9 19 13 14 16
June 17.8 19 18 21 16
July 20.1 21 21 19 19
August 20.6 22 22 20 19
September 17.0 18 19 15 20
October 11.2 14 15 11 12
November 7.8 9 5 8 8
December 5.2 8 2 1 7
Average 11.7 7.6 13.1 12.6 11.9 12.3

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 1.1 1 2 1 1 -1
February -1.1 -1 1 1 -1 1
March 0.1 -1 -2 3 2 -1
April 2.6 3 1 2 3
May 6.2 6 5 6 7
June 9.1 8 9 11 9
July 11.0 11 12 11 11
August 11.8 12 13 12 12
September 8.9 8 8 10 11
October 4.9 6 7 5 6
November 2.9 3 0 4 3
December -1.8 3 -5 -5 3
Average 4.2 -1.8 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.3

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 37.5 46 45 40 22 44
February 35.5 43 61 34 33 24
March 32.2 28 43 42 29 26
April 32.0 46 43 26 19
May 21.4 6 43 30 17
June 23.2 17 32 23 33
July 19.7 21 37 12 22
August 17.8 19 23 19 31
September 21.3 29 22 34 19
October 25.9 35 32 31 29
November 39.0 48 35 54 40
December 30.8 49 18 22 34
Average 27.1 38.4 33.7 34.1 27.0 27.1

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 4.6 4 5 5 0 7
February 4.9 4 7 5 0 5
March 4.6 5 4 6 0 7
April 4.9 6 6 1 5
May 4.3 4 5 4 4
June 4.3 4 4 4 4
July 3.9 4 4 4 4
August 4.0 4 4 4 5
September 4.2 4 4 5 4
October 4.0 4 5 5 0
November 4.3 5 4 7 0
December 4.0 6 3 5 0
Average 4.3 4.3 4.6 4.7 3.3 3.7

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 130° 144° 155° 360° 141°
February 134° 163° 154° 360° 164°
March 126° 146° 155° 360° 143°
April 159° 144° 170° 169°
May 300° 168° 185° 135°
June 233° 194° 215° 209°
July 184° 184° 192° 213°
August 164° 178° 200° 171°
September 164° 155° 163° 169°
October 144° 172° 157° 360°
November 150° 122° 157° 360°
December 150° 109° 127° 360°

Prevailing wind direction

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