Yambio Airport

HSYA · Western Equatoria, Sudan

Climate Yambio Airport 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Bangoka International Airport (FZIC) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 28.5 26 50 40 46 10
February 35.5 46 37 26 30
March 67.0 74 100 38 49
April 67.0 65 72 68
May 67.3 68 68 73
June 51.9 44 0 69 53
July 39.6 34 46 28
August 45.9 38 35 42
September 62.0 51 76 50 66
October 59.3 56 44 67 61
November 65.2 56 64 100 67
December 47.4 26 44 70
Average 52.8 51.4 47.2 46.8 58.8 47.1

3rd best VFR conditions of Congo

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 85.9 93 100 87 77 85
February 84.5 94 86 88 77
March 94.4 97 100 91 85
April 89.7 87 93 85
May 90.0 82 91 96
June 87.0 78 100 85 93
July 83.0 89 88 82
August 84.4 80 80 85
September 90.8 82 95 94 92
October 89.9 90 72 94 86
November 92.0 90 95 100 91
December 86.6 86 85 91
Average 88.7 94.8 85.1 87.1 89.4 86.4

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 28.8 30 29 29 26 30
February 31.0 31 30 31 33
March 30.5 31 29 30 29
April 29.4 28 31 27
May 30.2 29 30 30
June 29.2 27 28 31 30
July 28.7 29 28 28
August 28.7 28 27 30
September 29.5 30 28 29 30
October 29.4 30 26 30 30
November 29.2 29 28 29 29
December 29.3 30 29 29
Average 29.5 30.4 29.0 28.2 29.5 29.3

3rd highest temperature of Congo

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 24.0 28 29 25 23 22
February 25.3 27 26 27 23
March 25.1 26 29 26 23
April 24.9 26 24 24
May 24.3 27 22 27
June 23.6 26 28 23 23
July 23.7 26 24 23
August 22.8 24 23 21
September 24.2 24 26 26 24
October 23.8 25 24 26 23
November 24.5 26 24 28 24
December 24.1 25 23 25
Average 24.5 26.9 25.0 24.4 24.2 23.2

5th lowest temperature of Congo

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0.2 0 0 0 2 0
February 1.5 3 4 0 1
March 1.5 2 0 1 7
April 3.1 4 4 8
May 1.3 9 1 0
June 1.1 0 0 1 0
July 1.7 0 3 3
August 3.1 2 7 1
September 3.1 7 0 6 0
October 2.7 1 4 0 6
November 2.4 4 3 18 4
December 1.0 2 1 1
Average 2.1 1.4 3.2 2.6 1.9 2.1

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 4.6 6 4 4 5 5
February 4.7 6 4 5 5
March 5.0 6 6 5 4
April 4.2 5 3 4
May 3.7 5 3 5
June 3.7 4 4 3 4
July 4.3 5 4 4
August 4.6 5 4 5
September 4.7 5 5 5 4
October 4.7 5 4 5 4
November 4.8 5 5 5 4
December 4.6 5 4 5
Average 4.6 5.8 4.9 4.2 3.5 4.4

3rd highest wind speed of Congo

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 191° 219° 204° 154° 079°
February 190° 194° 179° 141°
March 180° 239° 178° 161°
April 205° 176° 173°
May 217° 223° 190°
June 319° 161° 254° 351°
July 289° 266° 289°
August 218° 310° 309°
September 342° 279° 304° 300°
October 288° 331° 228° 259°
November 205° 173° 275° 288°
December 174° 210° 162°

Prevailing wind direction

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