Hernandez Ranch Airstrip

MX-0069 · Michoacán, Mexico

Climate Hernandez Ranch Airstrip 2022-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Uruapan - Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (MMPN) between 2022 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022
January 100.0 100 100 100
February 93.4 67 100 100
March 100.0 100 100 100
April 98.2 100 75 100
May 72.5 71 73
June 77.9 62 81
July 75.0 65 77
August 69.2 68 72
September 54.3 59 50
October 38.7 33 46
November 96.1 92 100
December 95.0 93 100
Average 82.7 94.2 70.6 83.3

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
January 100.0 100 100 100
February 97.8 89 100 100
March 100.0 100 100 100
April 98.2 100 75 100
May 86.2 86 87
June 87.0 69 91
July 90.3 71 94
August 86.5 81 97
September 82.6 96 71
October 61.2 61 62
November 96.1 92 100
December 100.0 100 100
Average 91.6 98.0 83.6 93.1

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 2022
January 15.8 18 10 18
February 19.1 18 21 19
March 20.9 20 16 23
April 22.9 26 22 21
May 23.6 25 23
June 22.7 25 22
July 22.4 22 23
August 22.1 23 21
September 20.8 22 20
October 20.5 21 20
November 18.6 22 17
December 17.1 19 15
Average 20.8 21.2 20.6 20.6

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022
January 14.1 17 10 15
February 15.8 15 20 14
March 16.6 20 15 17
April 19.8 23 22 17
May 20.9 24 19
June 20.1 24 19
July 18.6 21 18
August 19.0 20 18
September 20.0 22 19
October 19.3 20 19
November 17.1 20 16
December 16.3 18 13
Average 18.6 19.3 19.4 17.2

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022
January 0.0 0 0 0
February 2.1 11 0 0
March 0.0 0 0 0
April 0.0 0 0 0
May 0.0 0 0
June 6.4 15 5
July 6.7 6 7
August 6.7 7 6
September 8.6 5 13
October 9.6 17 0
November 0.0 0 0
December 5.0 7 0
Average 3.8 1.9 6.2 3.2

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
January 4.3 4 0 5
February 4.8 3 5 6
March 5.7 2 5 6
April 3.6 3 5 4
May 4.2 5 4
June 3.9 5 4
July 4.1 6 4
August 4.0 4 5
September 4.7 5 4
October 4.9 5 5
November 2.4 3 2
December 3.0 3 4
Average 3.9 3.1 4.2 4.5

Average wind speed

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

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2022
January 155° 360° 185°
February 155° 177° 192°
March 176° 188° 174°
April 184° 135° 152°
May 215° 185°
June 192° 180°
July 203° 188°
August 193° 167°
September 181° 138°
October 203° 151°
November 176° 244°
December 204° 171°

Prevailing wind direction

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