Abong M'bang Airport

FKAG · East, Cameroon

Climate Abong M'bang Airport 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (FKYS) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 9.7 9 20 11 20 7
February 7.5 2 18 4 3 0
March 18.6 15 20 22 16 14
April 32.7 37 28 42 30
May 22.8 25 17 30 18
June 12.2 4 8 15 11
July 9.7 8 5 11 11
August 8.6 8 5 9 9
September 8.8 6 3 15 2
October 15.1 16 10 12 9
November 20.1 23 16 20 14
December 16.0 18 8 16 20
Average 14.1 8.8 16.1 11.2 18.1 11.9

5th best VFR conditions of Cameroon

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 55.7 61 72 65 78 32
February 47.9 45 58 37 47 4
March 75.7 75 72 74 70 69
April 78.9 76 62 86 82
May 79.9 77 64 80 85
June 74.5 60 63 80 76
July 72.3 60 50 78 77
August 71.8 59 57 73 79
September 75.0 71 61 80 75
October 67.8 69 44 67 70
November 74.6 73 64 75 80
December 67.0 61 54 80 85
Average 68.4 61.1 67.1 58.2 75.8 67.8

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 30.6 31 29 31 31 31
February 31.0 31 31 32 29 32
March 30.8 31 30 31 30 31
April 29.8 29 28 30 31
May 29.2 30 27 29 30
June 28.0 27 27 29 28
July 26.8 27 25 27 27
August 26.9 27 26 28 27
September 27.9 29 27 28 28
October 28.0 29 26 27 28
November 28.4 28 28 27 30
December 29.6 30 28 30 30
Average 29.1 31.1 28.7 27.8 28.8 29.4

4th highest temperature of Cameroon

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 20.1 21 22 19 20 19
February 21.1 22 21 20 21 21
March 21.0 22 21 21 21 22
April 20.0 21 21 17 21
May 20.7 21 21 20 21
June 19.8 22 20 15 20
July 20.2 21 20 19 20
August 19.8 21 20 21 20
September 20.1 21 21 20 20
October 20.3 21 21 21 20
November 20.6 21 21 22 21
December 20.3 20 21 20 20
Average 20.5 21.7 21.0 20.5 19.7 20.4

2nd lowest temperature of Cameroon

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
March 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
April 0.7 1 0 0 2
May 0.9 0 0 1 1
June 2.3 4 2 2 3
July 3.2 1 7 2 7
August 4.6 5 8 1 5
September 5.2 3 6 5 9
October 4.5 3 6 2 7
November 1.6 4 1 0 1
December 0.2 1 0 0 0
Average 1.7 1.7 2.3 1.0 2.9

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 2.6 3 4 3 3 4
February 2.9 3 3 4 3 4
March 3.5 4 3 4 4 5
April 2.7 3 3 3 4
May 2.5 3 3 3 3
June 2.9 3 3 3 3
July 3.5 3 4 5 4
August 3.7 3 4 4 5
September 3.6 4 4 4 4
October 2.5 2 3 3 3
November 2.3 2 2 3 2
December 2.2 2 2 3 2
Average 3.0 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.6

4th highest wind speed of Cameroon

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 292° 243° 345° 272° 019°
February 292° 261° 274° 265° 301°
March 237° 230° 233° 238° 224°
April 202° 228° 186° 229°
May 202° 240° 226° 214°
June 253° 233° 260° 243°
July 260° 255° 249° 246°
August 248° 241° 252° 249°
September 257° 252° 257° 250°
October 340° 264° 322° 270°
November 068° 357° 099° 036°
December 023° 197° 020° 276°

Prevailing wind direction

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