Akhiok Airport

PAKH · United States

Climate Akhiok Airport 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Akhiok Airport (PAKH) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 40.1 63 37 32 36 0
February 34.3 29 52 25 14 45
March 39.6 43 51 43 20 61
April 43.7 60 57 20 49
May 42.4 35 65 34 64
June 32.5 30 14 40 22
July 28.5 27 1 32 0
August 37.8 36 44 0
September 41.6 59 65 0
October 36.4 62 44 63 0
November 41.8 60 47 41 0
December 29.3 51 52 0 1
Average 37.2 43.9 44.5 39.7 34.6 21.3

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 2021 2020
January 61.2 86 78 51 53 0
February 63.5 76 81 63 36 70
March 65.1 69 80 87 37 82
April 69.9 86 94 39 82
May 78.3 90 88 73 95
June 61.2 79 15 66 33
July 49.7 63 1 41 0
August 58.8 71 59 0
September 59.3 89 88 0
October 56.3 94 79 90 0
November 63.7 93 87 58 0
December 47.0 75 74 0 1
Average 61.5 75.8 80.8 65.8 54.5 31.9

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 2021 2020
January 1.0 3 0 2 0 -3
February 2.2 3 0 4 0 1
March 2.1 2 0 5 0 0
April 4.7 3 6 4 0
May 7.8 9 12 8 0
June 8.0 12 4 13 0
July 11.4 15 1 16 0
August 12.0 16 11 0
September 9.6 12 12 0
October 5.7 9 2 8 0
November 2.2 5 0 -1 0
December 2.0 2 0 1 0
Average 4.9 2.6 6.9 3.9 6.0 -1.8

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 -3.7 -3 0 -3 0 -8
February -1.5 -1 0 0 0 -1
March -1.1 -3 0 0 0 0
April 1.0 0 0 2 0
May 3.6 4 4 3 0
June 4.2 6 1 7 0
July 7.0 10 0 8 0
August 7.6 10 6 0
September 5.7 7 7 0
October 2.9 4 1 3 0
November 0.2 2 0 -6 0
December -2.8 -3 0 -3 0
Average 1.3 -2.0 3.2 0.2 2.2 -1.2

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 16.6 25 32 21 11 0
February 21.8 50 20 29 10 20
March 22.1 35 26 40 5 16
April 18.0 22 21 7 19
May 20.8 29 12 25 17
June 10.2 25 0 7 4
July 11.4 26 0 3 0
August 11.6 25 4 0
September 8.6 19 13 0
October 12.6 7 39 22 0
November 11.8 23 21 3 0
December 17.3 36 26 0 0
Average 16.9 36.6 24.2 19.5 9.2 6.5

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 5.3 0 0 0 0 13
February 6.5 13 0 6 0 3
March 5.5 11 0 11 0 0
April 4.5 0 11 0 0
May 4.2 0 11 0 0
June 1.8 0 1 0 0
July 3.2 0 0 0 0
August 4.7 0 7 0
September 5.7 0 11 0
October 7.0 0 2 14 0
November 7.1 0 0 14 0
December 7.0 0 0 12 0
Average 5.7 8.2 5.4 4.1 0.9

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 360° 360° 360° 360° 333°
February 041° 360° 152° 360° 222°
March 326° 360° 046° 360° 360°
April 360° 093° 360° 360°
May 360° 334° 360° 360°
June 360° 235° 360° 360°
July 360° 063° 360° 360°
August 360° 296° 360°
September 360° 298° 360°
October 360° 309° 307° 360°
November 360° 360° 312° 360°
December 360° 360° 296° 360°

Prevailing wind direction

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