Tolemaida Air Base

SKTI · Tolima, Colombia

Climate Tolemaida Air Base 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Perales Airport (SKIB) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 71.0 85 58 78 92
February 70.5 70 73 74 86
March 55.8 54 74 52
April 61.5 64 66 0 96
May 65.1 76 77 90
June 80.2 86 73 91
July 88.7 86 84 100 95
August 89.7 85 90 97
September 81.5 93 78 99
October 59.0 61 64
November 51.2 63 63 69
December 66.3 61 72 67
Average 71.7 78.1 71.7 74.7 67.8 85.9

19th best VFR conditions of Colombia

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 95.6 99 95 94 98
February 94.1 96 98 90 97
March 85.3 82 89 81
April 86.8 88 84 100 100
May 87.2 93 87 96
June 94.8 96 89 99
July 96.9 95 95 100 99
August 96.9 97 97 99
September 92.7 100 90 99
October 85.0 90 83
November 84.3 92 86 88
December 91.4 93 93 90
Average 91.8 97.2 93.1 89.7 88.9 95.4

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 28.6 31 27 28 30
February 29.0 30 29 27 31
March 27.9 27 27 29
April 27.8 27 27 23 29
May 28.2 29 28 29
June 28.7 31 27 28
July 29.3 30 28 23 28
August 30.5 32 29 29
September 30.5 32 29 29
October 28.3 29 28
November 27.6 29 27 27
December 28.3 29 27 28
Average 28.8 30.4 29.1 27.5 27.4 29.3

19th highest temperature of Colombia

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 20.2 22 20 19 21
February 20.6 21 20 20 22
March 20.2 20 19 21
April 20.9 20 20 23 26
May 21.2 21 20 26
June 20.6 21 20 25
July 20.9 21 19 23 26
August 21.5 22 20 26
September 21.3 22 20 26
October 19.7 21 20
November 19.8 21 20 20
December 20.4 21 20 21
Average 20.8 21.2 20.8 19.6 20.4 24.2

11th lowest temperature of Colombia

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 2.7 1 4 2 0
February 2.8 2 2 6 2
March 5.5 6 6 2
April 5.5 5 9 0 1
May 6.4 4 8 1
June 2.0 1 4 0
July 1.6 3 3 0 1
August 1.5 2 4 0
September 2.1 1 1 1
October 5.5 2 7
November 4.0 4 3 3
December 2.7 4 3 2
Average 3.0 1.6 3.1 4.6 2.4 1.0

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 5.1 6 5 5 6
February 5.1 6 5 5 6
March 4.8 5 5 6
April 4.5 4 5 0 6
May 4.8 5 5 6
June 5.0 5 5 6
July 5.5 6 5 4 6
August 5.7 6 5 6
September 5.5 6 6 6
October 4.9 5 5
November 4.9 5 5 5
December 5.0 5 5 5
Average 5.2 5.9 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.8

19th highest wind speed of Colombia

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 133° 102° 100° 141°
February 106° 126° 087° 127°
March 110° 111° 103°
April 121° 119° 360° 133°
May 149° 140° 144°
June 155° 129° 132°
July 155° 140° 288° 141°
August 154° 146° 148°
September 155° 140° 146°
October 117° 122°
November 131° 119° 107°
December 148° 112° 110°

Prevailing wind direction

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