Alert Airport

CYLT · Canada

Climate Alert Airport 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Alert Airport (CYLT) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0 0 0 0 0
February 80.7 50 100 33 0 100
March 75.6 77 81 75 78 87
April 59.4 25 100 69 24
May 0 0 0 0
June 0 0 0 0
July 0 0 0 0
August 0 0 0 0
September 61.1 57 32 55 83
October 58.1 81 26 66 49
November 0 0 0 0
December 0 0 0 0
Average 67.3 76.4 63.3 53.2 68.4 73.7

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
February 84.6 50 100 67 0 100
March 80.3 79 82 84 82 91
April 70.8 56 100 86 26
May 0 0 0 0
June 0 0 0 0
July 0 0 0 0
August 0 0 0 0
September 72.5 75 46 71 84
October 70.5 86 36 72 80
November 0 0 0 0
December 0 0 0 0
Average 75.7 78.0 76.3 64.0 77.8 79.4

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 -28.3 -29 -26 -28 -25 -32
February -28.5 -26 -30 -28 -29 -31
March -28.8 -29 -22 -26 -27 -28
April -20.1 -21 -21 -18 -15
May -10.9 -10 -7 -9 -8
June 1.9 2 1 4 3
July 5.8 3 6 7 5
August 3.2 4 2 3 2
September -6.5 -4 -5 -5 -4
October -14.5 -13 -14 -13 -14
November -23.5 -22 -24 -21 -22
December -25.7 -20 -21 -23 -29
Average -15.0 -28.0 -13.8 -14.9 -13.5 -15.8

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 -32.0 -34 -30 -32 -30 -36
February -32.5 -30 -32 -33 -34 -35
March -32.7 -33 -26 -29 -31 -34
April -25.3 -25 -25 -22 -21
May -12.5 -12 -10 -11 -10
June -1.4 -1 -1 1 1
July 2.2 1 2 2 3
August 0.4 1 0 0 0
September -9.2 -6 -8 -7 -7
October -18.4 -18 -18 -18 -17
November -27.2 -27 -27 -25 -26
December -29.9 -24 -26 -27 -33
Average -19.3 -33.9 -16.5 -17.5 -17.7 -18.2

3rd lowest temperature of Canada

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
February 42.3 100 0 100 0 0
March 34.1 30 43 35 25 24
April 44.3 44 0 50 83
May 0 0 0 0
June 0 0 0 0
July 0 0 0 0
August 0 0 0 0
September 35.4 51 46 55 43
October 40.8 16 80 42 49
November 0 0 0 0
December 0 0 0 0
Average 36.0 32.0 41.9 41.2 39.6 40.9

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 0 0 0 0 0
February 9.5 16 5 11 0 0
March 6.3 6 9 8 5 5
April 7.1 3 3 13 16
May 0 0 0 0
June 0 0 0 0
July 0 0 0 0
August 0 0 0 0
September 6.6 7 5 8 10
October 7.4 6 6 4 8
November 0 0 0 0
December 0 0 0 0
Average 6.5 6.2 6.9 6.0 6.9 8.6

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 360° 360° 360° 360° 360°
February 219° 290° 254° 360° 360°
March 236° 227° 243° 252° 278°
April 268° 274° 223° 291°
May 360° 360° 360° 360°
June 360° 360° 360° 360°
July 360° 360° 360° 360°
August 360° 360° 360° 360°
September 260° 322° 247° 221°
October 226° 296° 238° 261°
November 360° 360° 360° 360°
December 360° 360° 360° 360°

Prevailing wind direction

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