Lobe Airfield

CM-0011 · South-West, Cameroon

Climate Lobe Airfield 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Margaret Ekpo International Airport (DNCA) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2021 2020
January 0.0 0 0 0
February 0.0 0 0 0
March 3.6 0 0 0
April 2.6 0 0 0
May 10.3 0 33
June 0.0 0
July 0.0 0 0
August 0.6 0
September 0.0 0
October 2.7 0 0 0
November 1.3 0 11
December 0.0 0 0
Average 2.8 10.0 3.4

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 2021 2020
January 32.2 25 50 50
February 52.3 33 0 50
March 78.5 80 0 100
April 72.3 92 100 0
May 68.9 100 67
June 65.5 65
July 58.2 64 0
August 45.5 49
September 63.4 69
October 58.3 73 100 0
November 68.4 77 89
December 40.0 16 78
Average 58.5 57.6 60.6 60.0 68.9

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 2021 2020
January 30.6 30 28 35
February 31.3 35 31 33
March 30.9 33 29 33
April 29.8 30 31 22
May 30.0 32 34
June 28.0 28
July 27.2 29 22
August 27.1 27
September 27.4 29
October 27.4 29 26 28
November 29.4 30 32
December 30.2 32 30
Average 29.5 31.6 28.7 29.9 30.4

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2021 2020
January 27.3 27 28 35
February 29.0 33 31 33
March 28.0 29 29 33
April 27.6 28 31 22
May 27.5 29 34
June 26.3 26
July 25.6 26 22
August 25.0 25
September 25.9 26
October 25.8 27 26 28
November 27.6 27 31
December 28.3 28 29
Average 27.9 28.6 26.4 29.9 29.9

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2021 2020
January 1.5 0 0 0
February 1.1 0 0 0
March 0.0 0 0 0
April 0.0 0 0 0
May 0.8 0 0
June 9.0 12
July 12.2 11 100
August 23.7 24
September 9.7 16
October 3.7 2 100 0
November 0.0 0 0
December 0.0 0 0
Average 4.6 11.3 10.0 3.4

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 2021 2020
January 3.8 4 6 4
February 5.0 6 0 5
March 5.4 6 8 8
April 4.8 5 9 0
May 5.5 5 6
June 4.9 4
July 4.7 5 11
August 4.3 5
September 4.1 4
October 3.2 4 2 5
November 4.1 4 4
December 3.7 4 6
Average 4.7 5.3 4.4 5.7 5.3

Average wind speed

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

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2021 2020
January 291° 275° 116°
February 246° 360° 210°
March 211° 180° 225°
April 235° 183° 360°
May 273° 205°
June 238°
July 238° 209°
August 234°
September 250°
October 225° 360° 206°
November 280° 270°
December 272° 222°

Prevailing wind direction

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