Alte Ems Airfield

DE-0095 · Lower Saxony, Germany

Climate Alte Ems Airfield 2022-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Meppen Air Base (ETWM) between 2022 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022
January 15.3 12 21 10
February 11.8 13 5 19
March 13.0 10 23 7
April 26.6 44 19
May 22.2 22
June 36.3 29 50
July 28.5 25 40
August 31.8 28 50
September 19.0 18 20
October 11.1 0 33
November 9.7 8 12
December 5.4 0 13
Average 15.1 11.4 16.7 17.2

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 40.0 18 57 35
February 44.0 42 47 44
March 34.5 24 58 24
April 50.0 56 48
May 50.0 50
June 81.8 86 75
July 52.3 56 40
August 72.7 72 75
September 47.6 55 40
October 33.3 28 44
November 26.8 29 24
December 21.6 24 19
Average 37.7 28.5 48.8 35.7

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 5.0 5 6 4
February 7.3 8 7 7
March 7.1 8 6 8
April 7.9 8 8
May 10.5 11
June 16.3 17 16
July 17.0 17 16
August 15.4 15 16
September 13.6 16 11
October 11.9 12 13
November 7.7 8 7
December 4.2 5 3
Average 8.4 7.3 9.8 8.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022
January 4.0 4 5 3
February 6.5 8 6 6
March 4.7 8 4 3
April 6.9 7 7
May 9.3 9
June 16.3 17 16
July 15.2 15 15
August 14.8 15 16
September 12.1 16 8
October 11.1 11 12
November 7.3 8 7
December 2.8 4 1
Average 7.3 6.7 8.8 6.5

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022
January 64.6 88 71 35
February 50.8 58 32 63
March 46.4 45 62 35
April 70.0 78 67
May 11.1 11
June 18.1 0 50
July 47.6 44 60
August 22.7 28 0
September 23.8 27 20
October 44.4 44 44
November 53.6 63 41
December 40.5 43 38
Average 49.5 60.0 45.5 43.0

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 7.6 9 9 6
February 7.3 7 5 11
March 5.5 5 8 4
April 9.3 8 10
May 4.3 4
June 5.2 5 6
July 6.9 7 6
August 4.1 4 3
September 4.4 6 3
October 5.0 5 5
November 6.1 6 6
December 5.7 7 4
Average 6.3 6.5 6.3 6.1

Average wind speed

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

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2022
January 236° 262° 241°
February 214° 249° 223°
March 244° 317° 068°
April 285° 256°
May 035°
June 281° 222°
July 249° 306°
August 223° 348°
September 243° 198°
October 209° 217°
November 194° 128°
December 255° 063°

Prevailing wind direction

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