Saturna Island Meteorological Aeronautical Presentation System

CWEZ · British Columbia, Canada

Climate Saturna Island Meteorological Aeronautical Presentation System 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Saturna Island Meteorological Aeronautical Presentation System (CWEZ) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
March 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
April 0.0 0 0 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
September 0.0 0 0 0 0
October 0.0 0 0 0 0
November 0.0 0 0 0 0
December 0.0 0 0 0 0
Average

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 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
March 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
April 0.0 0 0 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
September 0.0 0 0 0 0
October 0.0 0 0 0 0
November 0.0 0 0 0 0
December 0.0 0 0 0 0
Average

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 6.7 8 8 7 8 8
February 7.0 9 7 8 7 8
March 9.6 10 10 10 10 9
April 12.3 11 11 13 13
May 16.9 18 14 16 17
June 19.3 19 18 21 18
July 22.0 23 22 23 18
August 22.1 22 24 22
September 17.6 18 20 18 10
October 11.9 13 16 13 4
November 9.6 10 8 11 10
December 7.0 10 4 5 9
Average 12.9 9.2 14.1 13.8 13.9 10.9

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 3.8 7 5 4 5 4
February 3.4 6 4 4 3 5
March 5.2 6 5 6 5 5
April 7.1 7 6 8 7
May 9.9 11 8 9 10
June 11.8 12 12 13 11
July 13.3 13 14 13 12
August 14.2 15 15 14
September 11.8 12 13 12 6
October 8.3 10 11 9 2
November 6.4 7 4 7 6
December 4.1 7 2 2 6
Average 7.9 5.8 8.9 8.4 8.4 6.4

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
March 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
April 0.0 0 0 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
September 0.0 0 0 0 0
October 0.0 0 0 0 0
November 0.0 0 0 0 0
December 0.0 0 0 0 0
Average

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 10.6 6 9 9 9 14
February 9.9 7 10 8 11 8
March 8.1 9 9 7 9 8
April 7.0 10 8 6 6
May 5.0 6 7 5 6
June 5.4 7 5 6 6
July 5.1 7 5 7 7
August 3.8 5 6 6
September 4.5 6 5 6 3
October 6.7 6 7 10 4
November 9.4 7 8 11 11
December 9.4 8 10 12 7
Average 7.0 8.0 7.4 6.8 7.7 7.2

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 053° 135° 184° 128° 152°
February 151° 139° 147° 099° 198°
March 140° 155° 178° 176° 191°
April 183° 191° 227° 206°
May 235° 207° 219° 220°
June 238° 230° 219° 206°
July 234° 241° 217° 206°
August 247° 242° 222°
September 227° 251° 193° 234°
October 115° 219° 160° 087°
November 144° 099° 181° 166°
December 139° 095° 116° 159°

Prevailing wind direction

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