Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport

KIWA · Arizona, United States

Climate Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (KIWA) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 97.2 95 95 97 100 100
February 97.6 96 97 99 100 99
March 98.6 99 96 99 100 99
April 99.4 99 100 100 100
May 99.6 100 100 100 100
June 99.6 100 99 100 100
July 98.8 100 99 94 99
August 99.3 100 98 100 100
September 99.3 100 99 99 100
October 98.7 100 99 100 100
November 99.2 100 99 100 100
December 96.7 98 90 97 100
Average 98.5 96.7 98.7 98.4 99.0 99.5

43rd 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 2022 2021 2020
January 98.6 98 98 97 100 100
February 98.8 99 98 100 100 99
March 99.1 99 98 99 100 99
April 99.5 99 100 100 100
May 99.6 100 100 100 100
June 99.7 100 99 100 100
July 99.2 100 99 97 99
August 99.4 100 98 100 100
September 99.5 100 99 99 100
October 99.4 100 99 100 100
November 99.4 100 99 100 100
December 98.0 100 93 97 100
Average 99.2 98.7 99.3 98.7 99.3 99.6

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 18.2 17 18 20 19 19
February 19.7 21 19 21 22 20
March 23.7 23 22 26 24 22
April 29.7 30 31 31 29
May 33.5 34 36 35 36
June 39.3 37 40 41 39
July 40.7 44 41 38 42
August 39.6 41 38 38 43
September 37.1 38 37 37 38
October 31.0 33 30 30 34
November 24.9 25 21 27 26
December 18.7 20 16 20 19
Average 28.6 20.5 30.1 30.2 30.0 30.5

32nd highest temperature of United States

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 5.5 5 5 6 5 5
February 6.8 8 5 5 7 6
March 9.7 8 8 9 9 10
April 14.4 12 14 15 13
May 18.4 18 18 18 20
June 23.7 21 25 27 23
July 27.5 29 28 28 29
August 26.9 28 27 27 29
September 23.4 23 25 24 24
October 16.1 18 16 15 17
November 10.4 12 6 11 11
December 5.9 6 6 8 4
Average 14.7 6.9 15.4 15.8 16.0 15.8

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 1.4 1 5 0 1 0
February 1.6 1 2 3 0 1
March 1.3 4 2 0 0 2
April 0.0 0 0 0 1
May 0.0 0 0 0 0
June 0.2 0 1 1 0
July 1.4 0 1 9 0
August 0.6 1 2 1 0
September 0.4 0 0 1 0
October 0.7 0 0 0 0
November 0.6 0 1 0 1
December 2.5 1 6 4 0
Average 1.0 2.4 0.7 0.9 1.2 0.2

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 4.9 5 5 5 6 4
February 5.9 6 7 6 6 4
March 6.5 7 6 7 8 6
April 7.1 7 8 8 6
May 7.5 8 8 10 6
June 7.1 7 8 9 7
July 6.9 7 7 8 6
August 6.1 7 6 6 6
September 6.3 7 6 6 6
October 5.9 6 6 6 5
November 4.8 5 5 5 6
December 4.1 3 4 5 5
Average 6.1 5.8 6.2 6.2 6.8 5.7

32nd highest wind speed of United States

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 207° 169° 098° 185° 106°
February 195° 158° 225° 254° 146°
March 192° 184° 233° 208° 176°
April 227° 228° 199° 211°
May 195° 222° 204° 210°
June 216° 183° 181° 207°
July 255° 261° 158° 230°
August 203° 182° 160° 253°
September 189° 147° 173° 209°
October 181° 137° 193° 205°
November 217° 164° 170° 179°
December 143° 169° 160° 285°

Prevailing wind direction

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