Statistics Baumholder Army Air Field 2022-2023

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Baumholder Army Air Field (ETEK) between 2022 and 2023.

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VFR conditions (%)

Month	Average	2023	2022
January	19.5	20	19
February	47.0	59	40
March	67.0	58	87
April	67.1	63	72
May	90.8	87	96
June	96.6	97
July	84.0	84
August	80.9	80	100
September	75.7		76
October	65.9		66
November	45.7		46
December	43.7		44
Average	69.1	72.8	65.4

49th best VFR conditions of Germany

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met:

Visibility: 8 km or more
Ceiling: 3,000 ft or more

Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month	Average	2023	2022
January	42.4	39	52
February	71.3	86	63
March	84.5	82	91
April	83.9	82	86
May	95.8	94	98
June	98.8	99
July	90.7	91
August	91.8	92	100
September	89.2		89
October	76.0		76
November	63.9		64
December	48.3		48
Average	81.8	85.4	78.2

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met:

Visibility: 5 km or more
Ceiling: 1,000 ft or more

Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2023	2022
January	3.4	4	2
February	7.0	7	7
March	6.1	8	2
April	5.2	10	0
May	9.6	17	0
June	23.6	24
July	22.1	22
August	21.2	21	23
September	16.1		16
October	15.5		16
November	8.5		9
December	0.9		1
Average	10.7	14.5	6.9

50th highest temperature of Germany

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2023	2022
January	0.3	1	-1
February	1.5	1	2
March	1.4	2	0
April	1.9	4	0
May	4.7	8	0
June	14.6	15
July	14.2	14
August	14.5	14	17
September	9.9		10
October	10.3		10
November	4.8		5
December	-4.6		-3
Average	5.6	7.7	3.4

1st lowest temperature of Germany

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2023	2022
January	38.2	39	36
February	26.6	16	33
March	21.5	28	7
April	16.7	20	14
May	6.1	5	8
June	1.1	1
July	8.9	9
August	14.9	15	19
September	10.7		11
October	18.0		18
November	20.0		20
December	27.8		28
Average	16.1	14.7	17.5

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	2023	2022
January	8.0	8	7
February	9.9	9	11
March	7.2	9	4
April	6.1	6	6
May	4.9	5	5
June	4.8	5
July	7.1	7
August	5.4	6	4
September	5.2		5
October	5.6		6
November	6.3		6
December	4.2		4
Average	6.3	6.4	6.1

50th highest wind speed of Germany

Average wind speed

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

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2023	2022
January	238°	276°
February	267°	244°
March	242°	069°
April	238°	059°
May	049°	238°
June	062°
July	242°
August	245°	070°
September		241°
October		216°
November		222°
December		072°

Prevailing wind direction

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