Mangaia Island Airport

NCMG · Cook Islands

Climate Mangaia Island Airport 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Mangaia Island Airport (NCMG) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
March 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
April 0.0 0 0 0
May 0.0 0 0 0
June 0.0 0 0 0
July 0.0 0 0 0
August 0.0 0 0 0
September 0.0 0 0 0 0
October 0.0 0 0 0 0
November 0.0 0 0 0 0
December 0.0 0 0 0 0
Average

2nd best VFR conditions of Cook Islands

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 2021 2020
January 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
March 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
April 0.0 0 0 0
May 0.0 0 0 0
June 0.0 0 0 0
July 0.0 0 0 0
August 0.0 0 0 0
September 0.0 0 0 0 0
October 0.0 0 0 0 0
November 0.0 0 0 0 0
December 0.0 0 0 0 0
Average

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 2021 2020
January 5.1 0 0 0 0 1
February 3.4 0 0 0 0 0
March 4.1 0 0 0 0 1
April 0.0 0 0 0
May 0.0 0 0 0
June 0.0 0 0 0
July 0.0 0 0 0
August 6.0 0 0 0
September 7.6 0 3 0 0
October 8.3 0 0 0 0
November 5.6 0 0 0 0
December 5.3 1 0 0 0
Average 6.4 0.0 0.3 0.1

6th highest temperature of Cook Islands

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 4.1 0 0 0 0 0
February 2.6 0 0 0 0 0
March 3.2 0 0 0 0 0
April 0.0 0 0 0
May 0.0 0 0 0
June 0.0 0 0 0
July 0.0 0 0 0
August 4.6 0 0 0
September 5.3 0 0 0 0
October 6.6 0 0 0 0
November 4.2 0 0 0 0
December 3.8 0 0 0 0
Average 4.9

1st lowest temperature of Cook Islands

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
March 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
April 0.0 0 0 0
May 0.0 0 0 0
June 0.0 0 0 0
July 0.0 0 0 0
August 0.0 0 0 0
September 0.0 0 0 0 0
October 0.0 0 0 0 0
November 0.0 0 0 0 0
December 0.0 0 0 0 0
Average

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 5.4 6 6 6 4 4
February 5.0 6 4 5 4 6
March 4.2 5 5 0 5 5
April 4.9 5 4 5
May 6.1 7 5 6
June 5.9 5 6 6
July 5.4 5 5 7
August 5.4 5 5 5
September 6.3 7 7 5 7
October 6.4 6 7 6 5
November 6.0 7 7 6 5
December 5.7 6 6 5 3
Average 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.1 5.3

6th highest wind speed of Cook Islands

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 102° 034° 090° 066° 036°
February 106° 061° 026° 312° 045°
March 066° 037° 360° 080° 349°
April 121° 065° 071°
May 105° 101° 059°
June 056° 101° 116°
July 056° 072° 097°
August 104° 092° 082°
September 103° 087° 100° 095°
October 107° 086° 122° 101°
November 100° 102° 095° 103°
December 100° 048° 085° 065°

Prevailing wind direction

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