Grand Etang, N. S.

CWZQ · Nova Scotia, Canada

Climate Grand Etang, N. S. 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Grand Etang, N. S. (CWZQ) 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 1.0 0 4 2 -1 0
February 0.2 2 -1 1 1 0
March 2.8 6 1 3 4 2
April 7.2 7 8 9 6
May 12.0 12 13 13 12
June 18.8 19 19 22 21
July 23.1 25 24 20 23
August 23.6 22 24 24 25
September 19.1 21 19 20 20
October 13.0 16 16 14 5
November 8.6 7 10 10 10
December 3.6 5 6 4 5
Average 10.0 2.7 11.5 12.2 11.7 10.3

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 -5.0 -5 -2 -6 -4 -6
February -7.5 -4 -7 -6 -4 -6
March -4.1 -1 -3 -4 -4 -5
April 0.2 0 1 2 0
May 4.0 4 5 4 4
June 11.3 12 12 13 13
July 16.0 19 17 14 16
August 16.7 16 18 17 18
September 12.4 14 13 14 13
October 6.8 9 9 8 0
November 2.6 2 4 4 3
December -2.4 0 0 -2 -1
Average 3.4 -4.9 5.2 5.3 5.3 3.6

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 15.7 15 15 16 14 15
February 14.5 14 15 15 16 12
March 11.5 14 13 13 14 0
April 10.1 10 12 12 0
May 8.0 12 10 11 0
June 8.0 10 9 10 0
July 8.4 7 10 10 6
August 9.4 10 9 9 11
September 11.4 9 13 12 12
October 12.4 11 10 11 14
November 16.4 15 18 15 14
December 16.5 16 16 17 16
Average 11.6 14.3 11.5 12.0 12.1 7.0

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 287° 315° 279° 326° 324°
February 287° 290° 254° 285° 251°
March 205° 347° 218° 246° 360°
April 278° 314° 073° 360°
May 202° 327° 240° 360°
June 155° 217° 199° 360°
July 193° 218° 215° 209°
August 194° 200° 223° 228°
September 238° 281° 213° 238°
October 260° 231° 318° 278°
November 266° 265° 226° 238°
December 291° 053° 283° 221°

Prevailing wind direction

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