8 de Mayo Airstrip

MX-0951 · Sonora, Mexico

Climate 8 de Mayo Airstrip 2022-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of General Ignacio P. Garcia International Airport (MMHO) between 2022 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022
January 97.4 93 100 100
February 86.6 100 60 100
March 95.0 88 100 100
April 100.0 100 100
May 100.0 100 100
June 97.2 100 95
July 94.4 100 88
August 85.7 86 86
September 88.8 88 90
October 95.2 92 100
November 100.0 100 100
December 96.1 100 86
Average 93.7 93.0 93.8 94.3

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 100.0 100 100 100
March 100.0 100 100 100
April 100.0 100 100
May 100.0 100 100
June 97.2 100 95
July 94.4 100 88
August 92.8 96 89
September 97.7 94 100
October 100.0 100 100
November 100.0 100 100
December 100.0 100 100
Average 98.6 100.0 98.9 96.9

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 19.0 22 17 18
February 17.3 19 16 16
March 20.7 21 16 26
April 25.1 23 27
May 28.2 27 32
June 32.7 31 34
July 34.5 36 33
August 33.4 36 31
September 31.1 32 30
October 28.8 32 26
November 21.7 24 20
December 21.6 24 19
Average 24.8 20.6 26.8 27.1

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022
January 14.5 16 12 16
February 14.8 17 13 15
March 17.7 17 15 22
April 20.3 16 24
May 24.8 23 29
June 27.7 27 29
July 30.9 32 30
August 29.8 31 29
September 27.5 29 27
October 24.2 26 22
November 17.9 20 16
December 19.6 21 18
Average 21.0 16.5 22.8 23.8

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 13.3 8 30 0
March 2.5 6 0 0
April 0.0 0 0
May 0.0 0 0
June 2.7 0 5
July 2.7 0 6
August 12.5 7 18
September 8.8 13 7
October 0.0 0 0
November 0.0 0 0
December 0.0 0 0
Average 4.2 4.6 3.5 4.6

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 3.7 5 3 4
February 5.7 4 9 5
March 5.0 6 7 4
April 4.4 5 4
May 5.5 5 6
June 5.5 5 6
July 9.0 9 9
August 5.8 6 5
September 7.0 6 8
October 5.6 6 6
November 4.0 5 3
December 2.5 3 2
Average 5.2 4.6 5.5 5.6

Average wind speed

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

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2022
January 265° 251° 222°
February 214° 333° 233°
March 203° 213° 209°
April 231° 212°
May 194° 224°
June 192° 200°
July 191° 124°
August 150° 148°
September 151° 113°
October 196° 090°
November 111° 182°
December 169° 225°

Prevailing wind direction

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