Stampede Pass Weather Station

KSMP · United States

Climate Stampede Pass Weather Station 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Stampede Pass Weather Station (KSMP) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 17.8 8 15 25 22 16
February 26.5 20 26 32 17 35
March 40.0 35 31 30 56 42
April 40.9 23 24 66 63
May 49.3 50 24 49 56
June 50.9 54 33 76 41
July 71.0 73 67 76 64
August 68.9 58 76 56 78
September 58.2 50 68 66 55
October 52.3 48 46 46 58
November 34.6 30 28 37 32
December 19.1 11 14 21 37
Average 43.3 21.1 37.7 37.5 51.1 49.4

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 25.9 13 18 34 32 29
February 38.2 32 40 42 26 47
March 54.4 46 52 48 68 55
April 55.2 36 43 76 75
May 62.5 59 42 67 69
June 66.0 67 48 84 63
July 79.2 79 73 84 76
August 78.6 72 82 69 86
September 68.2 59 78 75 62
October 64.7 60 60 64 74
November 45.4 41 40 46 46
December 27.9 16 18 30 48
Average 54.6 30.8 48.6 50.1 62.1 62.3

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 0.5 -2 4 1 1 1
February 0.0 1 0 2 -2 2
March 3.7 5 2 5 4 4
April 6.8 5 4 10 9
May 13.2 16 8 11 13
June 16.5 18 15 20 15
July 21.5 22 23 23 21
August 22.1 23 25 20 21
September 16.7 16 20 16 19
October 10.0 11 15 8 11
November 2.6 2 1 3 3
December -1.5 2 -2 -2 1
Average 8.5 1.5 10.0 10.1 9.4 9.9

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 -4.2 -6 -2 -4 -2 -3
February -5.7 -3 -5 -4 -5 -2
March -2.0 -1 -4 -1 -2 -2
April -1.8 -1 -2 -1 1
May 4.4 5 2 3 4
June 6.9 5 6 10 7
July 10.6 10 12 12 10
August 11.6 10 13 11 10
September 8.2 6 9 8 10
October 3.4 3 8 2 4
November -2.7 -2 -5 -1 0
December -4.2 -2 -6 -6 -3
Average 1.8 -4.6 2.1 2.7 2.5 3.1

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 30.9 36 19 35 30 56
February 38.6 36 42 28 65 34
March 28.8 34 37 27 21 31
April 28.6 38 47 9 13
May 12.5 4 29 12 16
June 8.0 10 9 9 10
July 1.4 0 2 0 2
August 1.5 5 1 2 1
September 7.0 11 0 12 8
October 15.9 8 18 15 17
November 29.6 21 41 30 32
December 31.9 35 34 49 22
Average 20.4 35.4 20.1 23.8 19.0 18.6

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 2021 2020
January 3.0 2 2 3 3 4
February 3.7 2 3 3 5 5
March 3.0 2 2 3 4 4
April 3.5 2 3 4 4
May 3.7 3 3 4 4
June 3.8 4 3 3 4
July 4.1 4 3 4 4
August 3.7 3 4 3 4
September 2.9 2 3 3 3
October 2.9 2 3 2 4
November 3.0 2 2 3 3
December 2.9 2 2 2 4
Average 3.3 2.1 2.5 2.9 3.4 4.0

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 347° 230° 298° 262° 253°
February 274° 265° 267° 265° 261°
March 281° 268° 274° 264° 263°
April 258° 272° 263° 264°
May 238° 271° 264° 261°
June 240° 267° 258° 257°
July 240° 238° 234° 251°
August 236° 243° 251° 241°
September 267° 225° 265° 239°
October 260° 251° 293° 262°
November 283° 284° 290° 265°
December 304° 265° 286° 290°

Prevailing wind direction

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