Statistics Santa Lucía Air Force Base / General Felipe Ángeles International Airport 2022-2023

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Santa Lucía Air Force Base / General Felipe Ángeles International Airport (MMSM) between 2022 and 2023.

VFR conditions (%)

Month	Average	2023	2022
January	71.1	79	40
February	79.7	86	52
March	83.6	91	59
April	76.0	79	66
May	77.4	74	82
June	68.8	81	56
July	57.1	63	51
August	51.0	50	52
September	53.9		54
October	50.5		51
November	70.9		71
December	81.9		82
Average	67.9	75.4	60.3

45th best VFR conditions of Mexico

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met:

• Visibility: 5 mi or more
• Ceiling: 3,000 ft or more

Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month	Average	2023	2022
January	85.9	92	62
February	87.3	92	69
March	94.3	99	81
April	95.7	98	89
May	98.3	98	99
June	97.5	100	95
July	94.3	99	90
August	92.9	91	94
September	98.4		98
October	81.7		82
November	87.1		87
December	88.2		88
Average	93.0	96.1	89.8

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met:

• Visibility: 3⅛ mi or more
• Ceiling: 1,000 ft or more

Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2023	2022
January	20.3	23	18
February	20.4	25	16
March	23.5	26	21
April	25.0	26	24
May	26.5	26	27
June	26.8	29	25
July	24.3	24	25
August	23.5	23	24
September	22.3		22
October	22.7		23
November	23.7		24
December	22.8		23
Average	23.9	25.2	22.6

43rd highest temperature of Mexico

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2023	2022
January	5.1	2	8
February	6.0	5	8
March	7.9	7	9
April	11.6	10	13
May	12.1	12	13
June	12.5	13	12
July	12.4	13	12
August	12.1	13	12
September	11.9		12
October	9.7		10
November	6.5		7
December	3.0		3
Average	9.6	9.3	9.9

6th lowest temperature of Mexico

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2023	2022
January	1.5	2	1
February	0.0	0	0
March	0.8	1	1
April	2.5	2	4
May	1.4	3	0
June	6.3	3	11
July	9.2	10	8
August	7.5	8	7
September	6.8		7
October	5.4		6
November	1.7		2
December	0.0		0
Average	4.1	3.4	4.9

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	2023	2022
January	3.3	3	3
February	3.7	4	2
March	4.4	5	3
April	5.1	5	5
May	5.6	6	5
June	6.9	7	7
July	5.9	7	5
August	6.1	7	5
September	7.1		7
October	4.6		5
November	3.7		4
December	2.9		3
Average	5.2	5.6	4.9

43rd highest wind speed of Mexico

Average wind speed

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

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2023	2022
January	231°	050°
February	335°	342°
March	071°	191°
April	180°	279°
May	355°	350°
June	030°	356°
July	038°	357°
August	026°	357°
September		359°
October		323°
November		342°
December		350°

Prevailing wind direction

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