Climate Kidal Airport 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Bordj Badji Mokhtar Airport (DATM) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	84.7	83	90	88
February	76.5	85	78	74
March	77.0	88	100	61
April	71.4		100	82
May	61.0		81	64
June	46.5		68	33
July	55.4		67	61
August	50.5		52	59	100
September	62.5		55	72
October	85.2		91	81
November	95.0		94	100		33
December	82.9		86	100
Average	74.8	85.2	75.9	71.0	100.0	33.3

34th best VFR conditions of Algeria

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	91.4	90	96	92
February	88.6	90	91	90
March	86.2	95	100	78
April	84.1		100	91
May	78.8		93	83
June	67.5		80	61
July	75.3		83	79
August	72.0		75	74	100
September	80.0		72	89
October	94.7		96	93
November	97.8		99	100		67
December	88.4		92	100
Average	86.4	91.9	87.5	84.6	100.0	66.6

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	25.3	29	26	25
February	28.6	30	29	30
March	33.1	34	32	33
April	36.5		42	36
May	40.3		40	40
June	42.1		43	42
July	42.7		44	43
August	41.2		42	41	39
September	41.6		43	41
October	36.9		39	37
November	31.0		32	31		29
December	27.4		27	30
Average	30.4	30.6	36.3	35.9	39.0	29.0

1st highest temperature of Algeria

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	9.4	11	9	9
February	13.4	13	14	12
March	17.1	17	14	17
April	21.5		26	20
May	27.1		26	25
June	29.4		29	30
July	30.3		31	29
August	29.6		30	29	39
September	28.8		30	28
October	23.8		25	24
November	16.0		16	16		24
December	12.0		11	16
Average	20.4	13.7	22.0	21.4	39.0	24.0

36th lowest temperature of Algeria

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
February	0.4	0	0	0
March	0.0	0	0	0
April	0.1		0	0
May	0.0		0	0
June	0.1		0	0
July	0.3		0	1
August	0.2		0	0	0
September	0.0		0	0
October	0.0		0	0
November	0.0		0	0		0
December	0.0		0	0
Average	0.1		0.0	0.1

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	10.8	9	9	10
February	10.5	8	11	10
March	10.3	9	7	9
April	11.1		5	10
May	10.9		10	10
June	10.0		10	9
July	10.5		10	9
August	10.6		10	10	7
September	9.0		8	8
October	8.6		7	9
November	7.9		7	7		16
December	10.6		10	7
Average	10.4	8.6	9.0	9.0	7.0	15.6

1st highest wind speed of Algeria

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	077°	066°	070°
February	048°	077°	075°
March	034°	020°	044°
April		218°	320°
May		327°	020°
June		317°	196°
July		168°	198°
August		235°	197°	251°
September		233°	194°
October		123°	092°
November		072°	071°		116°
December		051°	098°

Prevailing wind direction

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