Climate Sabetta International Airport 2021-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Sabetta International Airport (USDA) between 2021 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	33.8	29	50	22
February	45.4	44	52	40
March	52.5	64	56	37
April	44.4		54	35
May	63.1		51	75
June			0	0
July			0	0	0
August	68.1		80	63	56
September	58.8		71	47	60
October	34.0		27	35	42
November	44.2		43	42	49
December			0	0	0
Average	53.3	55.9	58.5	46.5	52.5

77th 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	49.2	38	75	35
February	62.9	61	69	59
March	71.7	77	71	68
April	65.5		68	63
May	77.4		74	81
June			0	0
July			0	0	0
August	89.2		92	92	79
September	87.9		87	89	87
October	60.9		62	58	64
November	61.7		60	63	63
December			0	0	0
Average	73.8	69.7	76.2	74.1	75.3

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	2021
January	-19.8	-18	-21	-16
February	-14.8	-13	-9	-17
March	-15.2	-18	-14	-12
April	-9.9		-9	-7
May	-1.3		-1	-1
June	5.1		5	5
July	13.2		14	14	12
August	14.3		15	14	13
September	7.1		9	5	8
October	-1.9		0	2	-2
November	-11.3		-10	-8	-14
December	-14.6		-12	-8	-18
Average	-6.0	-17.6	-3.3	-3.8	-3.5

78th 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	-26.2	-25	-29	-24
February	-22.8	-20	-19	-24
March	-25.5	-26	-24	-23
April	-17.1		-18	-16
May	-7.7		-7	-6
June	0.2		0	0
July	5.5		5	7	4
August	7.1		7	7	8
September	1.4		2	0	3
October	-5.7		-4	-2	-6
November	-18.2		-17	-16	-20
December	-22.9		-19	-17	-26
Average	-13.0	-24.0	-11.8	-10.9	-9.2

5th 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	70.4	75	58	78
February	62.2	54	66	67
March	42.9	31	44	54
April	44.5		32	58
May	27.0		35	19
June			0	0
July			0	0	0
August	10.3		6	11	17
September	18.6		19	20	16
October	37.9		47	29	38
November	50.6		64	46	42
December			0	0	0
Average	33.2	40.7	31.8	35.8	24.6

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	16.7	20	12	18
February	13.5	14	13	13
March	11.9	11	13	12
April	14.4		13	15
May	13.5		13	14
June			0	0
July			0	0	0
August	11.1		10	12	11
September	12.4		11	12	15
October	12.2		13	11	14
November	12.5		13	14	11
December			0	0	0
Average	12.5	12.1	12.2	12.9	12.8

78th 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	174°	141°	198°
February	191°	200°	173°
March	276°	229°	224°
April		352°	253°
May		090°	232°
June		360°	360°
July		360°	360°	360°
August		078°	278°	285°
September		246°	012°	104°
October		115°	206°	305°
November		186°	278°	250°
December		360°	360°	360°

Prevailing wind direction

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