Sam Mbakwe International Airport

DNIM · Imo, Nigeria

Climate Sam Mbakwe International Airport 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Sam Mbakwe International Airport (DNIM) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 44.9 43 40 47 50 100
February 44.0 45 20 46 33 0
March 25.5 26 0 100 0 0
April 16.8 14 13 40 100
May 17.4 18 0 33
June 7.4 8 0 0
July 0.0 0 0 0
August 2.5 2 0 7
September 8.0 10 0 4 0
October 12.3 12 0 13
November 6.5 4 0 13 0
December 34.1 40 50 24 25
Average 24.1 37.1 12.1 39.8 15.5 31.8

15th best VFR conditions of Nigeria

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 2021 2020
January 81.0 75 100 94 83 100
February 80.9 78 100 96 67 0
March 95.9 96 100 100 67 100
April 93.6 93 100 100 100
May 94.3 96 89 33
June 92.0 92 100 100
July 96.5 97 100 100
August 87.2 89 50 78
September 85.8 91 100 77 0
October 91.1 94 100 87
November 84.4 90 100 71 100
December 81.2 82 88 77 100
Average 86.2 83.7 91.5 93.6 78.1 95.4

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 2021 2020
January 33.3 35 33 33 31 32
February 33.5 35 33 33 27 28
March 33.6 35 25 27 30 32
April 30.3 31 29 29 30
May 30.6 32 28 26
June 30.1 30 30 28
July 29.1 30 26 28
August 28.2 29 25 28
September 28.0 29 28 28 25
October 29.7 31 29 29
November 30.7 32 33 30 29
December 31.5 34 23 33 29
Average 30.1 34.8 30.9 30.4 29.4 29.4

5th highest temperature of Nigeria

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 25.3 23 30 26 30 32
February 25.9 24 29 28 27 28
March 26.4 26 25 27 30 32
April 27.1 26 28 29 30
May 25.5 25 27 26
June 24.7 24 30 27
July 25.0 25 26 27
August 24.9 25 25 25
September 25.3 25 28 26 25
October 24.8 25 29 25
November 25.1 25 32 24 29
December 23.6 22 21 25 28
Average 25.7 24.2 24.5 26.7 25.4 28.8

15th lowest temperature of Nigeria

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
February 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
March 0.4 0 0 0 0 0
April 0.0 0 0 0 0
May 2.5 3 0 0
June 3.2 3 0 0
July 2.9 3 0 0
August 4.5 4 0 7
September 5.5 5 0 8 0
October 0.3 0 0 1
November 1.0 1 0 1 0
December 0.0 0 0 0 0
Average 0.7 0.3 2.0 2.0

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 2021 2020
January 5.6 5 9 7 5 7
February 3.2 3 1 4 4 0
March 2.4 2 0 0 9 5
April 5.3 5 8 3 7
May 5.8 6 3 2
June 4.5 5 12 7
July 3.3 3 6 5
August 2.7 3 9 2
September 4.0 3 7 6 0
October 3.0 3 3 4
November 2.2 2 4 3 5
December 5.2 5 4 7 3
Average 4.4 3.5 3.7 6.0 4.6 4.5

5th highest wind speed of Nigeria

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 052° 061° 047° 036° 060°
February 024° 233° 355° 052° 360°
March 216° 360° 360° 245° 026°
April 219° 214° 153° 218°
May 213° 209° 210°
June 229° 210° 235°
July 236° 240° 252°
August 238° 200° 260°
September 225° 243° 222° 360°
October 199° 090° 215°
November 203° 180° 217° 206°
December 045° 054° 039° 225°

Prevailing wind direction

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