Climate Melinka Airport 2022-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Futaleufú Airport (SCFT) between 2022 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022
January	96.7	99	97	95
February	95.0	96	95	96
March	88.0	89	87	89
April	80.2		77	84
May	67.4		69	66
June	55.1		47	63
July	56.0		55	58
August	69.7		55	84
September	83.6		73	95
October	87.9		92	84
November	86.8		75	98
December	94.9		96	93
Average	75.5	94.4	79.3	84.8

12th best VFR conditions of Chile

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
January	99.2	100	100	98
February	99.0	100	99	100
March	95.1	95	95	96
April	86.9		84	90
May	80.2		80	81
June	69.2		68	71
July	76.7		76	78
August	89.8		87	93
September	95.1		93	97
October	96.2		96	96
November	99.3		99	100
December	98.5		100	96
Average	82.9	98.1	91.4	92.3

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
January	23.1	25	24	21
February	23.4	25	23	23
March	17.7	17	19	18
April	14.1		16	13
May	9.1		10	8
June	5.3		6	5
July	5.2		6	5
August	8.5		8	9
September	11.8		11	13
October	15.2		15	16
November	18.1		15	21
December	20.6		21	20
Average	15.6	22.2	14.5	13.9

24th highest temperature of Chile

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022
January	10.6	11	11	9
February	11.2	11	11	11
March	7.5	8	7	7
April	5.7		6	6
May	3.4		5	2
June	0.2		1	-1
July	0.1		1	0
August	1.1		2	1
September	2.3		1	3
October	4.0		4	4
November	7.5		6	9
December	8.5		8	10
Average	7.8	9.9	5.1	4.8

8th lowest temperature of Chile

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022
January	7.1	3	6	13
February	9.4	9	9	10
March	16.7	21	13	17
April	21.7		16	30
May	24.7		25	24
June	27.7		36	20
July	36.5		31	42
August	31.7		40	24
September	23.5		30	18
October	20.6		19	23
November	23.7		36	12
December	10.6		6	22
Average	14.4	10.4	20.5	20.3

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	9.1	10	9	9
February	8.7	8	10	9
March	8.6	10	8	9
April	6.7		6	8
May	5.1		5	5
June	4.6		5	4
July	4.3		4	4
August	6.6		6	7
September	6.9		6	8
October	8.4		9	8
November	9.3		11	8
December	9.1		9	10
Average	7.0	9.0	7.6	7.4

24th highest wind speed of Chile

Average wind speed

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

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022
January	288°	286°	283°
February	288°	285°	282°
March	284°	286°	281°
April		295°	280°
May		284°	289°
June		285°	293°
July		295°	283°
August		281°	286°
September		286°	286°
October		282°	283°
November		279°	286°
December		286°	282°

Prevailing wind direction

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