Hopkins Field

KAIB · United States

Climate Hopkins Field 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Hopkins Field (KAIB) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2021 2020
January 89.1 100 86
February 94.8 97
March 94.9 96
April 98.1 99 99
May 97.2 96 100
June 99.7 100
July 99.8
August 100.0
September 99.8
October 95.4 95
November 98.3 97
December 92.4 89
Average 96.3 100.0 91.7 97.4 94.9

76th best VFR conditions of United States

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 2021 2020
January 94.0 100 90
February 97.7 100
March 97.9 98
April 99.2 100 99
May 99.2 100 100
June 99.9 100
July 99.8
August 100.0
September 99.8
October 97.6 100
November 99.7 100
December 96.1 95
Average 98.4 100.0 96.4 100.0 97.1

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 2021 2020
January 4.2 5 3
February 7.6 7
March 13.6 13
April 18.5 19 18
May 22.1 23 26
June 30.3 27
July 32.0
August 31.3
September 27.1
October 17.3 9
November 11.9 9
December 5.8 7
Average 14.0 5.2 7.3 19.0 10.7

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2021 2020
January -6.6 -5 -6
February -4.9 -4
March 0.6 2
April 3.8 4 3
May 6.7 6 11
June 12.8 6
July 15.6
August 13.9
September 11.6
October 2.8 1
November -2.7 -2
December -6.9 -5
Average 1.1 -6.7 -4.3 4.5 -1.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2021 2020
January 6.1 0 5
February 4.9 1
March 5.1 6
April 0.9 2 0
May 3.2 4 0
June 0.9 6
July 0.8
August 0.7
September 1.2
October 4.4 5
November 1.0 3
December 3.6 4
Average 2.5 3.5 2.7 2.8

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 2021 2020
January 3.6 5 3
February 5.5 5
March 6.6 8
April 8.0 9 7
May 7.5 7 12
June 7.5 6
July 5.7
August 5.7
September 7.6
October 5.8 5
November 4.6 5
December 3.0 4
Average 5.8 4.9 4.1 7.7 5.9

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2021 2020
January 282° 262°
February 289°
March 213°
April 223° 245°
May 276° 221°
June 259°
July
August
September
October 217°
November 264°
December 261°

Prevailing wind direction

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