Campbell River Airport

CYBL · British Columbia, Canada

Climate Campbell River Airport 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Comox Valley Airport / CFB Comox (CYQQ) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 48.6 39 43 18 54 58
February 66.3 70 68 64 71 69
March 81.3 73 83 68 91 86
April 84.3 72 80 92 94
May 93.5 94 84 97 92
June 94.1 96 89 98 93
July 96.6 98 92 98 99
August 94.4 90 98 98 98
September 86.3 95 99 84 69
October 75.8 72 94 65 70
November 59.6 60 48 58 67
December 51.4 49 59 64 40
Average 78.0 61.5 78.8 77.1 83.1 80.1

80th best VFR conditions of Canada

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 73.3 66 76 47 80 77
February 85.8 90 91 87 83 88
March 94.3 91 93 88 97 93
April 96.2 92 96 98 100
May 97.5 97 95 100 96
June 98.3 100 95 100 98
July 98.8 100 95 100 100
August 97.8 98 100 100 99
September 92.5 99 100 92 75
October 88.2 89 97 83 80
November 81.1 89 69 81 88
December 79.7 78 85 89 72
Average 90.5 83.2 92.7 89.1 92.9 89.8

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 6.6 6 7 5 8 7
February 6.5 8 7 8 6 7
March 9.8 10 10 10 10 9
April 13.1 12 11 15 15
May 18.8 22 15 18 19
June 21.2 22 20 24 20
July 24.4 25 24 26 23
August 24.7 25 26 25 23
September 19.9 20 22 19 21
October 13.8 14 17 12 14
November 8.9 9 7 9 10
December 6.1 9 3 4 7
Average 13.7 8.0 15.1 14.3 14.5 14.5

29th highest temperature of Canada

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 2.5 3 4 2 3 2
February 1.0 2 2 2 1 2
March 2.8 4 2 5 3 2
April 5.5 5 4 6 6
May 9.5 11 8 9 10
June 12.4 12 12 14 12
July 14.7 15 15 15 14
August 14.7 15 15 15 14
September 11.8 11 12 12 13
October 7.0 7 9 7 8
November 3.9 4 1 5 4
December 1.9 5 -2 -1 3
Average 6.8 2.8 7.8 7.1 7.3 7.4

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 32.4 42 32 30 27 42
February 22.3 16 20 18 25 21
March 17.8 29 14 20 15 14
April 19.4 22 20 9 11
May 9.5 5 22 9 12
June 11.7 2 19 8 16
July 3.9 3 9 1 4
August 4.0 7 2 1 9
September 13.8 12 2 20 5
October 17.1 21 6 29 16
November 25.5 20 15 40 27
December 29.1 34 25 29 30
Average 17.4 28.7 14.5 14.9 16.1 15.8

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 8.0 8 7 7 9 11
February 7.0 6 10 6 7 8
March 7.3 7 6 8 8 8
April 8.4 10 8 8 7
May 6.6 6 7 6 7
June 7.1 6 7 7 8
July 6.6 7 6 7 7
August 6.3 6 6 7 7
September 6.6 7 6 8 4
October 7.1 7 6 9 6
November 7.6 6 6 9 10
December 6.9 8 6 6 7
Average 7.1 6.9 7.1 6.6 7.5 7.4

29th highest wind speed of Canada

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 157° 150° 145° 142° 151°
February 118° 137° 095° 006° 126°
March 123° 111° 125° 126° 101°
April 135° 131° 056° 060°
May 007° 143° 022° 088°
June 015° 070° 051° 063°
July 045° 026° 015° 034°
August 358° 012° 006° 038°
September 078° 028° 119° 087°
October 131° 053° 136° 090°
November 154° 183° 149° 143°
December 146° 275° 238° 150°

Prevailing wind direction

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