Kipnuk Airport

PAKI · United States

Climate Kipnuk Airport 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Toksook Bay Airport (PAOO) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 40.5 43 0 51 0 55
February 30.6 20 23 43 34
March 35.2 31 0 40 30 44
April 42.0 0 40 49 0
May 42.6 0 57 67 66
June 33.6 0 30 51 54
July 21.8 0 17 0
August 25.6 0 0 10 29
September 30.0 0 0 72 38
October 34.5 22 0 52 24
November 42.8 0 75 45
December 44.0 42 0 31 53
Average 33.8 28.1 4.1 24.6 44.0 42.2

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 50.5 51 0 66 40 66
February 45.4 46 32 65 40
March 46.3 41 0 51 46 54
April 57.4 0 53 68 0
May 62.9 0 68 86 93
June 52.0 0 31 83 77
July 51.9 0 52 25
August 47.7 0 0 24 56
September 52.4 0 0 100 64
October 52.7 33 0 80 40
November 63.7 0 95 69
December 58.5 65 0 50 62
Average 52.6 45.1 6.2 30.2 67.7 60.7

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 -9.3 -10 -11 -10 -1 -13
February -5.1 -4 -6 -6 -7
March -4.8 -9 -2 0 -3 -7
April 0.7 -4 2 1 -1
May 7.9 4 8 9 11
June 12.3 10 16 13 13
July 13.0 15 12 12
August 11.6 13 12 8 12
September 10.4 10 10 7 9
October 4.9 4 4 3 4
November -2.4 -1 -8 0
December -6.3 -9 -2 -4 -6
Average 2.2 -8.9 2.8 3.5 2.3 1.0

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 -14.2 -14 -15 -17 -3 -19
February -11.4 -10 -12 -12 -14
March -9.4 -14 -4 -4 -12 -12
April -5.6 -9 -2 -5 -1
May 1.9 0 1 2 6
June 6.6 6 8 8 8
July 8.4 9 8 10
August 7.5 8 9 5 7
September 5.8 5 6 1 4
October 1.2 -1 0 -1 1
November -6.4 -6 -13 -3
December -11.7 -15 -7 -9 -11
Average -3.3 -13.6 -2.1 -2.2 -4.8 -4.2

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 22.5 34 0 32 40 22
February 44.2 50 55 39 40
March 28.8 37 0 14 56 31
April 16.2 0 16 24 100
May 12.8 0 9 10 13
June 5.7 0 0 17 3
July 10.4 0 20 50
August 10.0 0 0 10 6
September 11.7 0 0 8 15
October 14.5 9 0 27 9
November 18.3 0 31 28
December 27.9 42 0 34 37
Average 19.0 42.5 2.7 10.8 24.9 19.1

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 10.5 7 7 15 13 12
February 14.9 14 16 15 14
March 11.4 18 0 11 15 9
April 9.3 0 7 13 16
May 9.0 0 11 11 11
June 8.4 0 11 10 11
July 9.9 10 11 15
August 7.8 0 12 6 8
September 10.2 0 14 12 12
October 8.8 0 11 13 6
November 12.7 14 12 13
December 11.4 0 10 15 15
Average 10.3 14.6 0.2 11.7 12.0 11.1

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 333° 346° 350° 270° 347°
February 016° 039° 036° 021°
March 341° 360° 028° 220° 335°
April 360° 031° 357° 151°
May 360° 288° 031° 118°
June 360° 144° 189° 300°
July 169° 180° 134°
August 360° 235° 133° 277°
September 360° 195° 353° 342°
October 360° 026° 326° 052°
November 320° 352° 106°
December 360° 113° 191° 017°

Prevailing wind direction

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