Makkovik Airport

CYFT · Canada

Climate Makkovik Airport 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Makkovik Airport (CYFT) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 58.8 63 61 67 37 70
February 59.5 41 71 67 50 62
March 50.1 49 30 60 53 64
April 44.5 43 26 28 51
May 43.7 43 49 34 39
June 45.3 47 66 50 43
July 52.2 61 33 62 59
August 55.4 44 82 64 54
September 52.5 49 54 41 46
October 49.7 41 79 41 57
November 45.6 66 50 30 60
December 46.3 46 61 43 41
Average 50.3 50.0 48.9 56.5 44.9 53.4

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 76.4 79 79 80 60 90
February 78.1 65 92 86 70 87
March 65.1 68 43 67 70 72
April 65.7 61 42 55 68
May 65.0 66 71 53 58
June 66.4 57 74 74 69
July 73.2 74 57 82 74
August 75.0 73 95 82 66
September 82.4 84 68 71 87
October 78.7 65 98 71 78
November 75.1 87 93 69 86
December 67.5 80 70 65 67
Average 72.0 70.2 70.0 73.9 68.8 74.2

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 -12.3 -10 -12 -15 -6 -14
February -13.2 -8 -17 -16 -8 -13
March -6.3 -4 -5 -7 -5 -7
April -1.7 0 0 2 0
May 4.3 6 5 5 4
June 10.4 11 13 13 11
July 17.0 21 13 19 18
August 16.9 16 19 19 18
September 12.4 13 14 11 13
October 6.5 8 9 7 5
November -2.3 -2 -3 0 -3
December -6.7 -3 -1 -6 -4
Average 1.3 -8.7 3.2 2.9 4.3 2.5

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 -17.5 -15 -17 -21 -9 -18
February -19.7 -13 -23 -22 -12 -19
March -12.8 -9 -9 -13 -12 -13
April -6.6 -5 -4 -1 -5
May -1.3 -1 0 1 0
June 4.5 4 6 7 5
July 9.9 14 8 11 11
August 10.2 10 12 11 10
September 6.4 7 8 6 7
October 2.3 4 4 3 2
November -5.1 -6 -6 -2 -6
December -10.9 -7 -5 -9 -7
Average -4.1 -13.9 -3.8 -3.4 -1.3 -3.3

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 43.5 39 38 48 44 26
February 44.5 58 27 38 43 46
March 43.9 43 55 36 42 42
April 38.0 35 58 46 35
May 30.4 29 30 33 36
June 28.2 35 18 32 23
July 23.5 18 42 14 22
August 24.0 31 11 18 28
September 22.9 22 38 29 26
October 27.9 29 16 27 24
November 37.0 23 28 43 25
December 47.8 48 35 51 43
Average 34.8 46.9 32.2 32.9 33.9 30.8

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 14.9 16 13 16 14 16
February 13.5 12 14 15 13 15
March 13.1 13 10 14 15 15
April 11.3 9 10 8 14
May 10.2 10 12 9 11
June 8.7 7 9 9 9
July 8.2 7 7 9 8
August 8.2 7 9 6 9
September 11.2 9 10 10 12
October 11.9 11 13 10 13
November 13.1 13 12 12 14
December 14.5 16 12 16 13
Average 11.5 13.4 10.1 11.3 10.4 12.0

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 258° 253° 247° 282° 253°
February 266° 251° 253° 265° 263°
March 290° 314° 281° 270° 272°
April 304° 323° 035° 263°
May 301° 282° 338° 315°
June 337° 288° 275° 280°
July 294° 347° 288° 284°
August 284° 247° 263° 276°
September 279° 271° 279° 250°
October 286° 250° 304° 258°
November 251° 272° 241° 260°
December 268° 187° 266° 247°

Prevailing wind direction

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