Bow Valley

CWXA · Alberta, Canada

Climate Bow Valley 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Bow Valley (CWXA) 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 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 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 -1.8 -3 2 4 1 -3
February -3.9 2 1 2 -6 2
March 4.0 3 1 7 8 2
April 9.0 10 7 11 8
May 17.0 22 14 15 15
June 21.1 24 19 25 19
July 25.1 25 26 27 24
August 25.0 25 27 24 25
September 18.6 20 23 20 20
October 10.6 11 16 11 8
November 3.1 5 -2 5 5
December -2.3 4 -8 -7 1
Average 9.6 0.7 12.4 12.0 11.2 10.5

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 -10.6 -13 -6 -6 -7 -12
February -13.0 -8 -8 -10 -18 -7
March -9.3 -9 -14 -5 -4 -10
April -4.6 -2 -5 -3 -5
May 2.6 5 2 2 2
June 6.4 7 6 8 8
July 7.9 8 9 10 8
August 7.7 8 10 9 7
September 4.4 5 6 6 6
October -1.1 -1 2 0 -3
November -6.6 -3 -11 -3 -3
December -10.0 -3 -20 -18 -6
Average -3.2 -11.8 -1.6 -2.8 -2.5 -2.8

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 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 7.0 6 8 7 8 6
February 6.2 5 7 8 6 8
March 6.3 6 8 6 7 7
April 7.8 21 6 6 6
May 8.0 19 11 5 5
June 8.8 18 16 6 5
July 7.6 10 18 4 6
August 7.2 5 21 5 6
September 7.9 5 21 7 6
October 8.4 6 21 6 5
November 9.0 7 20 9 8
December 9.7 11 15 6 15
Average 7.6 5.5 10.9 14.5 6.1 6.6

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 247° 252° 253° 256° 253°
February 247° 254° 258° 255° 253°
March 261° 331° 256° 254° 261°
April 360° 257° 257° 258°
May 360° 338° 255° 261°
June 360° 357° 259° 255°
July 350° 360° 321° 259°
August 269° 360° 262° 261°
September 259° 360° 257° 257°
October 256° 360° 253° 255°
November 251° 360° 254° 252°
December 301° 357° 263° 342°

Prevailing wind direction

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