Kauhava Airfield

EFKA · Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland

Climate Kauhava Airfield 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Seinäjoki Airport (EFSI) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 40.6 53 28 45 28 49
February 47.9 46 51 44 49 57
March 59.1 42 57 70 59 65
April 76.5 84 76 76 81
May 82.2 87 86 77 95
June 89.7 89 82 93 94
July 84.9 73 83 97 88
August 82.1 67 83 75 90
September 68.2 55 68 67 76
October 50.7 57 46 37 50
November 29.7 14 24 40 42
December 28.2 24 36 41 9
Average 66.9 45.8 65.8 69.9 68.9 75.3

12th best VFR conditions of Finland

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 62.8 67 51 61 53 73
February 67.0 63 66 63 66 83
March 79.1 65 71 90 80 85
April 85.9 87 88 89 89
May 89.9 96 94 86 98
June 95.7 97 92 97 97
July 93.6 86 93 99 97
August 92.5 84 93 90 96
September 85.7 77 82 88 92
October 75.8 82 66 71 79
November 59.0 37 40 70 85
December 58.0 54 56 60 47
Average 81.6 64.7 80.2 83.0 83.6 89.4

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 -3.6 -7 -1 -1 -4 3
February -3.9 -3 0 -1 -5 1
March 1.5 2 0 4 2 3
April 7.1 9 7 8 6
May 13.7 15 14 13 13
June 20.0 21 20 23 22
July 21.4 20 21 25 19
August 20.0 20 21 20 20
September 14.0 17 12 12 16
October 7.3 4 9 9 9
November 1.9 -2 2 1 5
December -2.1 -5 -4 -5 1
Average 7.0 -3.2 8.1 9.0 7.4 9.8

12th highest temperature of Finland

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 -9.6 -15 -5 -9 -9 -2
February -10.3 -9 -7 -8 -14 -6
March -8.9 -5 -9 -6 -7 -5
April -3.1 -3 -4 -3 -2
May 1.0 1 1 1 -1
June 6.3 3 3 11 8
July 8.0 7 2 11 8
August 7.4 10 2 8 7
September 4.9 8 2 4 6
October 0.9 -3 2 4 3
November -3.3 -7 -2 -4 0
December -7.4 -11 -10 -12 -2
Average -2.2 -10.2 -2.7 -2.2 -2.5 1.2

4th lowest temperature of Finland

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 35.5 29 30 38 58 31
February 33.4 26 27 38 50 24
March 21.8 14 30 12 24 16
April 13.8 8 17 16 16
May 9.3 10 11 13 6
June 7.8 5 8 6 3
July 8.5 13 10 3 15
August 9.4 14 7 15 7
September 11.9 12 7 10 10
October 18.0 16 14 20 25
November 21.1 31 23 19 13
December 36.8 54 38 38 39
Average 16.2 21.2 16.4 14.4 18.0 13.7

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 6.2 7 8 9 5 8
February 6.6 9 7 8 5 7
March 7.3 6 7 8 8 8
April 6.5 6 7 7 9
May 6.8 8 8 7 7
June 6.1 6 7 6 5
July 5.5 5 6 5 5
August 5.7 6 7 5 5
September 5.9 7 6 7 7
October 6.4 6 7 9 6
November 5.7 5 6 6 7
December 5.7 6 5 6 7
Average 6.3 7.0 6.4 6.8 6.3 6.3

12th highest wind speed of Finland

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 186° 175° 231° 085° 210°
February 168° 232° 186° 240° 196°
March 161° 252° 239° 265° 227°
April 041° 269° 286° 304°
May 242° 257° 351° 300°
June 282° 221° 254° 351°
July 236° 211° 254° 193°
August 146° 187° 130° 231°
September 198° 086° 185° 204°
October 281° 205° 178° 131°
November 082° 143° 203° 182°
December 142° 140° 218° 137°

Prevailing wind direction

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