Thunder Bay

CZTB · Ontario, Canada

Climate Thunder Bay 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Thunder Bay (CZTB) 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 -7.9 -5 -4 -10 -4 -4
February -5.1 0 -4 -8 -7 -3
March 1.9 4 1 0 5 3
April 7.4 6 4 10 8
May 16.0 18 16 16 16
June 22.3 23 22 24 23
July 25.6 24 25 26 27
August 23.2 23 24 24 23
September 18.6 20 19 20 17
October 10.7 11 13 14 7
November 2.3 4 4 4 6
December -3.0 3 -3 -3 -3
Average 8.2 -1.5 10.4 9.1 10.5 10.0

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 -16.4 -13 -13 -23 -13 -12
February -17.2 -10 -15 -22 -19 -17
March -10.6 -7 -11 -11 -8 -8
April -4.9 -3 -3 -2 -4
May 2.9 4 4 3 2
June 9.0 10 9 11 9
July 12.2 12 11 12 14
August 11.7 11 13 14 12
September 8.0 10 6 8 6
October 2.0 3 2 6 -1
November -6.3 -5 -4 -4 -4
December -12.4 -5 -11 -13 -12
Average -3.5 -10.0 -1.9 -3.9 -1.1 -2.8

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 6.7 6 6 8 6 6
February 7.6 7 8 8 7 8
March 8.1 9 7 9 8 8
April 8.4 9 9 8 9
May 8.0 11 8 7 8
June 6.9 7 8 6 7
July 6.2 5 7 6 6
August 6.3 6 6 7 7
September 6.7 6 6 7 7
October 7.2 7 7 6 7
November 7.4 7 7 8 8
December 6.8 6 7 8 6
Average 7.2 7.4 7.0 7.5 7.1 7.2

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 299° 303° 296° 305° 303°
February 326° 305° 306° 287° 301°
March 322° 043° 329° 325° 344°
April 012° 059° 051° 334°
May 032° 068° 072° 032°
June 078° 311° 009° 024°
July 268° 285° 241° 270°
August 307° 269° 322° 336°
September 099° 319° 267° 288°
October 335° 306° 009° 287°
November 286° 347° 310° 291°
December 329° 084° 310° 306°

Prevailing wind direction

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