Brandviei Airport

FABV · Northern Cape, South Africa

Climate Brandviei Airport 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Calvinia Airport (FACV) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 91.9 98 98 81 100 100
February 86.3 93 98 70 100 75
March 92.7 98 95 86 80 100
April 92.7 90 94 100 100
May 94.9 98 100 67 0
June 75.8 67 82 83 67
July 88.1 97 85 50 100
August 75.0 78 77 86 20
September 92.3 95 93 100 50
October 93.0 100 94 67 50
November 96.4 100 98 50 90
December 92.8 96 94 100 100
Average 87.3 96.1 93.7 87.3 80.0 72.7

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 92.3 98 98 82 100 100
February 88.1 96 98 72 100 75
March 95.3 100 100 88 80 100
April 95.8 96 94 100 100
May 96.9 98 100 100 0
June 79.3 67 88 83 67
July 91.5 100 85 63 100
August 82.9 87 83 86 40
September 95.6 95 98 100 50
October 94.7 100 94 67 83
November 97.8 100 100 75 90
December 93.8 96 97 100 100
Average 90.9 98.0 95.3 89.5 85.4 79.5

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 26.4 25 28 28 20 20
February 26.0 24 26 28 24 26
March 22.7 24 21 24 22 21
April 18.2 19 15 23 25
May 15.0 16 14 11 25
June 11.8 11 13 14 12
July 12.1 12 10 13 20
August 11.6 14 11 16 9
September 14.0 15 14 9 20
October 20.1 20 20 25 21
November 21.6 21 22 18 22
December 21.6 22 23 23 23
Average 19.1 24.3 19.0 19.3 17.6 20.0

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 22.1 22 23 22 20 20
February 21.5 18 21 23 24 25
March 19.3 18 17 21 22 21
April 15.3 14 12 23 25
May 11.4 11 10 9 25
June 9.9 8 10 12 12
July 9.7 8 9 11 20
August 9.4 11 9 14 8
September 10.1 9 10 9 20
October 17.3 16 17 25 21
November 18.3 17 17 18 22
December 18.2 17 17 23 23
Average 17.2 19.5 14.7 15.3 16.9 19.8

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0.4 0 0 1 0 0
February 1.8 0 0 6 0 0
March 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
April 0.0 0 0 0 0
May 1.0 0 0 0 0
June 10.3 12 12 0 0
July 1.6 0 0 13 0
August 3.4 5 0 0 20
September 1.0 2 0 0 0
October 0.0 0 0 0 0
November 0.0 0 0 0 0
December 1.0 2 0 0 0
Average 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.8 2.2

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 6.9 6 8 7 6 11
February 7.1 7 7 7 7 7
March 6.0 4 7 6 9 2
April 6.8 6 8 8 7
May 5.7 6 5 7 9
June 8.2 8 9 7 3
July 7.0 6 9 7 10
August 6.9 8 6 7 10
September 4.3 4 5 4 8
October 7.6 8 7 10 9
November 7.2 6 8 5 9
December 6.6 7 5 5 5
Average 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.9 7.6

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 073° 100° 066° 201° 220°
February 085° 096° 066° 086° 070°
March 055° 054° 068° 011° 063°
April 073° 087° 076° 310°
May 071° 099° 098° 097°
June 214° 140° 087° 009°
July 072° 105° 092° 006°
August 074° 113° 360° 257°
September 042° 084° 068° 172°
October 076° 068° 083° 108°
November 082° 070° 215° 309°
December 090° 240° 206° 330°

Prevailing wind direction

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