Climate Mundri West Airport 2022-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Lodwar Airport (HKLO) between 2022 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022
January	82.4	99	55
February	98.4	99	98
March	96.0	97	95
April	83.0		96	50
May	93.0		96	89
June	96.7		98	95
July	80.5		100	50
August	87.9		100	74
September	96.2		99	93
October	95.8		96	95
November	95.8		96	95
December	89.8		96	76
Average	93.8	98.2	95.0	82.1

2nd best VFR conditions of Kenya

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	82.6	99	55
February	98.6	99	99
March	98.4	98	99
April	86.5		100	53
May	96.2		100	91
June	96.9		98	95
July	80.5		100	50
August	88.5		100	75
September	96.5		99	94
October	97.2		99	95
November	98.1		100	95
December	90.4		97	76
Average	94.5	98.5	96.7	82.8

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	36.2	37	36
February	36.9	37	37
March	36.5	38	35
April	34.6		35	35
May	34.7		35	35
June	34.7		36	34
July	33.7		35	33
August	33.9		35	33
September	35.1		36	34
October	35.3		36	35
November	34.2		34	35
December	35.3		36	35
Average	35.9	37.2	35.2	34.2

1st highest temperature of Kenya

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022
January	25.6	26	25
February	24.7	24	25
March	22.9	23	23
April	25.3		24	27
May	26.5		27	27
June	26.2		27	26
July	26.0		26	26
August	24.2		26	23
September	26.3		27	26
October	24.9		27	23
November	25.1		25	25
December	24.5		26	23
Average	27.9	24.1	25.5	25.0

13th lowest temperature of Kenya

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022
January	0.1	0	0
February	1.0	2	0
March	1.0	0	2
April	1.2		2	0
May	0.0		0	0
June	0.0		0	0
July	0.0		0	0
August	0.3		0	0
September	0.6		0	1
October	1.2		2	0
November	0.9		1	0
December	0.2		0	0
Average	0.4	0.7	0.6	0.2

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	7.0	6	9
February	7.3	8	7
March	7.3	8	6
April	7.5		7	10
May	6.4		6	7
June	6.8		7	6
July	8.1		7	10
August	7.9		7	9
September	7.9		8	7
October	7.9		9	7
November	6.8		6	9
December	7.8		8	8
Average	8.6	7.3	7.2	7.9

1st highest wind speed of Kenya

Average wind speed

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

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022
January	084°	103°
February	112°	115°
March	092°	093°
April		077°	089°
May		105°	109°
June		098°	100°
July		072°	086°
August		108°	088°
September		099°	102°
October		081°	105°
November		090°	096°
December		100°	090°

Prevailing wind direction

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