Segelflugplatz Karlstadt-Saupurzel

DE-0060 · Bavaria, Germany

Climate Segelflugplatz Karlstadt-Saupurzel 2022-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Niederstetten Army Air Base (ETHN) between 2022 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022
January 9.3 9 11 9
February 25.5 24 26 26
March 22.1 30 15 32
April 23.2 30 19 24
May 42.3 33 42 54
June 63.3 51 94 70
July 61.0 58 55 78
August 48.8 46 39 82
September 41.4 41 46 40
October 29.7 23 36 37
November 16.8 20 10
December 4.4 7 0
Average 31.0 33.9 26.1 33.0

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 8 km 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
January 27.4 33 29 21
February 57.7 71 46 63
March 55.1 46 62 46
April 57.5 59 64 45
May 65.3 49 79 77
June 77.7 69 100 83
July 84.0 81 77 100
August 74.4 75 71 82
September 68.4 82 73 56
October 55.8 53 68 48
November 39.6 47 23
December 29.8 39 15
Average 56.3 60.4 57.6 51.1

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 km 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
January 2.6 4 2 2
February 5.9 7 5 6
March 8.0 8 8 8
April 8.9 10 8 9
May 14.8 14 14 16
June 20.3 19 22 20
July 21.7 22 20 23
August 21.5 20 20 27
September 16.2 16 20 14
October 12.5 12 13 13
November 6.2 6 7
December 2.9 5 -1
Average 11.7 13.4 10.9 10.7

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022
January 0.9 2 1 0
February 4.0 6 3 3
March 5.7 6 5 7
April 7.0 7 6 8
May 13.3 12 13 15
June 18.8 18 22 18
July 20.3 20 19 22
August 20.3 19 18 26
September 14.4 14 19 13
October 10.7 9 12 11
November 4.7 4 5
December 1.5 4 -2
Average 10.0 11.5 9.2 9.3

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022
January 56.1 69 46 53
February 44.9 38 43 52
March 50.5 30 64 39
April 47.9 57 33 63
May 34.6 55 21 19
June 17.7 24 13 9
July 29.2 32 36 13
August 42.2 21 59 24
September 33.3 28 32 38
October 30.6 32 45 11
November 53.4 59 40
December 58.2 59 58
Average 42.1 39.3 48.1 39.0

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
January 11.1 13 10 10
February 12.5 13 9 16
March 11.1 9 13 8
April 9.5 12 8 10
May 7.8 8 8 8
June 7.8 8 9 8
July 8.5 8 10 8
August 9.2 8 11 6
September 9.1 10 7 10
October 7.2 6 9 8
November 10.7 12 7
December 10.1 12 6
Average 9.7 9.4 10.5 9.4

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2022
January 260° 268° 268°
February 246° 285° 264°
March 270° 249° 026°
April 266° 325° 263°
May 265° 336° 275°
June 284° 310° 290°
July 266° 263° 288°
August 294° 259° 037°
September 243° 253° 268°
October 308° 234° 227°
November 259° 248°
December 257° 268°

Prevailing wind direction

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