Gander International Airport / CFB Gander

CYQX · Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Climate Gander International Airport / CFB Gander 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Gander International Airport / CFB Gander (CYQX) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 41.1 35 33 43 25 49
February 50.2 29 54 45 43 69
March 47.4 45 30 54 54 50
April 47.7 42 35 36 69
May 51.8 51 56 56 55
June 56.5 32 54 71 60
July 65.3 52 70 63 64
August 63.6 52 66 63 69
September 61.2 46 54 62 78
October 57.8 50 70 31 65
November 51.1 47 41 49 60
December 39.5 38 12 48 36
Average 52.4 37.3 43.8 52.6 52.1 61.2

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 69.1 79 57 73 55 69
February 70.5 52 71 80 64 78
March 68.1 68 48 81 77 67
April 64.9 58 55 56 84
May 71.5 66 73 80 79
June 69.9 41 68 88 74
July 80.4 78 86 79 78
August 82.2 77 86 84 80
September 78.9 64 77 79 91
October 76.5 68 75 63 84
November 71.9 69 67 71 81
December 66.5 72 39 71 59
Average 72.4 65.6 63.3 73.1 73.5 77.6

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 -2.5 -3 0 0 -1 -4
February -3.8 0 -5 -1 -2 -2
March 0.7 3 0 1 2 -1
April 5.2 5 6 8 4
May 10.8 11 13 12 11
June 17.7 16 19 21 20
July 22.6 25 23 22 21
August 22.5 21 24 23 23
September 17.4 18 18 19 19
October 11.3 12 15 9 12
November 4.8 3 4 8 6
December 0.7 2 2 0 3
Average 8.1 0.0 9.1 10.6 10.0 9.4

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 -8.0 -9 -6 -8 -4 -10
February -10.3 -5 -13 -10 -7 -10
March -6.3 -3 -5 -6 -5 -8
April -2.3 -2 -1 1 -2
May 1.7 2 2 3 3
June 7.6 6 9 9 10
July 12.7 16 14 12 11
August 13.3 13 15 13 13
September 9.1 10 11 10 10
October 4.2 5 6 4 4
November -2.8 -3 -2 2 -1
December -5.2 -4 -3 -6 -2
Average 0.6 -6.1 1.7 2.5 2.6 1.4

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 42.8 32 53 46 46 40
February 44.2 39 47 41 60 44
March 40.5 40 54 33 34 40
April 35.7 47 38 46 15
May 29.5 38 24 25 29
June 26.6 50 26 8 23
July 17.4 23 17 21 17
August 16.0 26 15 10 18
September 22.5 28 24 19 11
October 22.2 27 15 31 17
November 34.6 35 47 30 27
December 41.0 35 36 44 42
Average 30.5 37.4 38.4 28.5 28.7 25.4

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 13.0 13 12 14 12 12
February 13.8 14 14 14 13 15
March 13.9 13 16 14 13 15
April 13.7 15 14 15 13
May 12.1 13 12 12 13
June 10.9 11 13 11 11
July 9.7 9 10 10 9
August 9.7 9 9 11 10
September 11.0 10 12 11 12
October 11.2 10 11 13 12
November 13.1 12 13 13 13
December 13.3 14 13 15 12
Average 12.1 13.2 11.8 12.1 12.2 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 274° 294° 211° 337° 290°
February 312° 320° 250° 311° 248°
March 137° 359° 241° 246° 286°
April 350° 009° 074° 258°
May 325° 319° 277° 256°
June 014° 263° 220° 193°
July 206° 224° 214° 196°
August 182° 207° 258° 236°
September 258° 264° 235° 231°
October 264° 238° 348° 227°
November 282° 271° 187° 234°
December 264° 061° 263° 192°

Prevailing wind direction

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