Okchuk-tong Heliport

KR-0024 · Hwanghae-namdo, South Korea

Climate Okchuk-tong Heliport 2022-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Yeonpyeong-Myeon Heliport (RKSQ) between 2022 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022
January 0.0 0
February 50.0 0 50
March 13.3 0 22
April 18.1 30 8
May 50.0 50
June 33.3 33
July 15.3 11 25
August 19.0 27 10
September 33.3 22 67
October 40.0 33 43
November 13.3 0 33
December 77.7 0 88
Average 27.1 18.7 20.4 42.1

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
January 50.0 50
February 50.0 0 50
March 53.3 17 78
April 31.8 40 25
May 50.0 50
June 50.0 50
July 46.1 56 25
August 42.8 46 40
September 83.3 78 100
October 70.0 33 86
November 46.6 22 83
December 88.8 100 88
Average 49.6 31.2 49.3 68.4

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
January -2.7 -1
February 1.5 1 2
March 6.9 7 7
April 11.6 12 11
May 16.5 17
June 20.0 20
July 24.0 24 24
August 25.0 26 25
September 22.1 22 22
October 16.6 17 16
November 9.3 10 8
December 1.1 3 0
Average 12.5 9.3 14.0 14.2

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022
January -2.7 -1
February 1.5 1 2
March 5.4 6 5
April 10.1 11 10
May 15.8 16
June 19.4 19
July 23.5 23 24
August 24.5 25 24
September 21.9 22 22
October 15.3 16 14
November 8.5 9 8
December 0.5 3 -1
Average 11.6 7.9 13.3 13.8

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022
January 50.0 50
February 0.0 0 0
March 20.0 17 22
April 36.3 30 42
May 50.0 50
June 50.0 50
July 53.8 44 75
August 38.0 36 40
September 66.6 56 100
October 30.0 67 14
November 66.6 78 50
December 77.7 100 75
Average 41.5 25.0 46.9 52.6

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
January 5.2 5
February 3.0 0 3
March 5.1 3 6
April 7.0 8 6
May 5.5 6
June 4.0 4
July 5.6 5 8
August 5.3 4 7
September 5.4 4 10
October 8.5 4 10
November 9.0 12 5
December 6.0 6 6
Average 6.4 6.0 5.6 7.4

Average wind speed

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

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2022
January 135°
February 360° 068°
March 225° 212°
April 250° 227°
May 183°
June 214°
July 180° 063°
August 180° 202°
September 139° 180°
October 243° 272°
November 258° 270°
December 090° 025°

Prevailing wind direction

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