Woleai Atoll Airport

FM-0001 · Yap, Micronesia

Climate Woleai Atoll Airport 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Yap International Airport (PTYA) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 97.9 98 100 97 100 99
February 97.9 100 99 100 97 97
March 98.2 100 100 99 96 100
April 97.3 99 97 88 98
May 96.9 98 97 96 94
June 96.9 95 99 95 96
July 96.3 95 99 99 96
August 95.3 93 95 99 96
September 96.4 99 100 98 99
October 92.5 98 89 94 92
November 95.8 94 99 96 94
December 96.7 100 98 95 96
Average 96.6 99.3 97.3 97.1 96.1 96.3

2nd best VFR conditions of Micronesia

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 mi 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 99.7 100 100 99 100 100
February 100.0 100 100 100 100 100
March 100.0 100 100 100 100 100
April 99.7 100 100 98 99
May 99.4 99 99 100 100
June 99.3 99 99 99 100
July 99.8 100 100 100 100
August 99.2 99 98 100 100
September 99.8 100 100 100 100
October 98.6 100 95 98 100
November 99.3 99 100 100 99
December 99.7 100 99 99 100
Average 99.6 100.0 99.6 99.1 99.5 99.8

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 3⅛ mi 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 29.8 30 30 30 29 30
February 29.9 30 30 30 29 31
March 30.3 31 30 30 30 30
April 30.2 31 30 30 30
May 30.4 31 30 30 30
June 30.1 30 30 30 30
July 30.1 30 30 30 30
August 30.1 30 30 30 30
September 30.3 30 31 30 30
October 30.1 30 30 30 30
November 30.3 31 31 30 30
December 30.1 31 31 30 30
Average 30.2 30.5 30.4 30.1 29.8 30.1

4th highest temperature of Micronesia

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 25.9 26 26 25 26 27
February 25.9 26 26 26 26 27
March 26.0 26 26 26 26 27
April 26.1 26 26 26 26
May 26.3 26 26 26 27
June 25.9 26 25 25 26
July 25.9 26 25 26 26
August 25.8 26 25 26 26
September 25.9 26 25 26 26
October 25.7 26 25 26 26
November 26.2 26 26 26 26
December 26.1 26 26 26 26
Average 25.9 25.7 25.7 25.4 25.7 26.2

2nd lowest temperature of Micronesia

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 6.2 6 5 7 5 3
February 6.6 4 7 5 8 8
March 3.3 0 3 2 7 0
April 8.3 6 13 16 6
May 7.9 8 7 11 9
June 7.8 7 6 9 10
July 10.7 16 8 13 6
August 10.9 15 9 9 12
September 6.6 7 2 10 8
October 12.9 6 16 15 19
November 7.7 9 5 6 9
December 5.7 1 6 8 9
Average 7.7 3.2 7.5 7.0 9.6 8.5

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 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 8.5 11 8 7 8 10
February 9.6 12 10 9 9 11
March 8.4 11 7 7 8 10
April 7.3 7 7 6 9
May 6.2 6 6 7 7
June 5.1 5 5 4 6
July 5.6 6 4 6 5
August 5.7 7 4 5 6
September 6.0 6 4 6 6
October 5.7 6 6 6 5
November 7.0 8 6 6 7
December 8.0 10 7 8 7
Average 7.4 11.3 7.0 5.9 6.4 7.3

4th highest wind speed of Micronesia

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 064° 070° 075° 068° 055°
February 067° 072° 060° 072° 054°
March 068° 084° 082° 071° 071°
April 089° 103° 098° 074°
May 057° 082° 086° 083°
June 102° 097° 095° 076°
July 110° 138° 192° 095°
August 278° 077° 160° 192°
September 268° 292° 231° 277°
October 309° 193° 256° 166°
November 074° 076° 096° 083°
December 075° 073° 066° 082°

Prevailing wind direction

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