Climate Spichenkovo Airport 2021-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Spichenkovo Airport (UNWW) between 2021 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	31.4	36	35	23
February	40.3	49	36	36
March	61.4	57	60	67
April	84.9		86	84
May	94.1		92	97
June	85.2		87	84
July	82.4		76	83	90
August	78.6		71	88	77
September	71.6		65	76	75
October	64.8		59	69	67
November	41.2		44	37	43
December	30.5		35	16	36
Average	70.3	48.7	66.6	70.3	66.1

56th best VFR conditions of Russia

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
January	64.4	59	73	61
February	68.6	73	62	71
March	90.5	94	87	90
April	95.9		96	96
May	99.8		100	100
June	98.7		100	98
July	98.0		98	98	99
August	95.1		94	98	93
September	91.6		88	92	97
October	91.7		89	96	90
November	82.3		87	78	82
December	58.6		61	44	65
Average	88.9	77.8	88.9	89.6	88.4

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
January	-10.7	-10	-9	-10
February	-8.2	-10	-7	-7
March	0.4	1	3	-2
April	9.2		7	12
May	20.1		17	24
June	23.7		25	23
July	24.8		26	24	26
August	22.7		23	21	24
September	16.9		17	17	18
October	8.3		10	8	7
November	-3.5		0	-5	-2
December	-10.0		-10	-16	-6
Average	7.6	-7.9	8.4	8.2	8.8

52nd highest temperature of Russia

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	-19.8	-20	-16	-19
February	-19.9	-20	-18	-17
March	-9.6	-7	-7	-11
April	-4.8		-6	-1
May	5.8		4	8
June	11.4		12	11
July	13.1		14	12	13
August	10.8		12	9	11
September	4.9		6	4	5
October	-1.1		-1	-1	-1
November	-10.6		-8	-11	-9
December	-18.6		-18	-23	-13
Average	-2.8	-16.7	-2.0	-3.4	-1.5

21st lowest temperature of Russia

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	30.8	20	60	13
February	20.6	28	13	21
March	25.1	33	21	22
April	8.3		10	7
May	3.2		4	2
June	8.2		7	9
July	5.1		6	7	1
August	5.3		8	4	3
September	7.4		8	9	4
October	16.7		14	18	19
November	40.7		35	40	48
December	34.2		33	22	44
Average	14.8	27.9	15.2	12.4	18.7

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
January	6.3	6	10	4
February	5.9	7	5	6
March	9.5	10	9	10
April	8.8		10	8
May	7.8		8	8
June	6.7		6	7
July	5.6		6	6	5
August	5.1		5	6	5
September	5.4		4	6	7
October	7.3		7	7	8
November	7.7		7	7	9
December	6.2		7	4	7
Average	5.9	7.8	6.8	6.8	6.6

52nd highest wind speed of Russia

Average wind speed

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

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	189°	206°	170°
February	194°	210°	196°
March	210°	219°	221°
April		239°	235°
May		347°	244°
June		221°	213°
July		209°	250°	291°
August		210°	262°	310°
September		202°	232°	224°
October		199°	199°	209°
November		214°	203°	199°
December		197°	188°	191°

Prevailing wind direction

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