Monosite Airfield

ZA-0126 · Western Cape, South Africa

Climate Monosite Airfield 2023-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of Oranjemund Airport (FYOG) between 2023 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023
January 51.1 51
February 67.3 67
March 58.6 59
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December 53.5 54
Average 57.2 60.8 53.5

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
January 67.7 68
February 84.7 85
March 69.2 69
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December 71.7 72
Average 73.4 75.1 71.7

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
January 22.0 22
February 22.1 22
March 20.3 20
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December 20.6 21
Average 21.0 21.3 20.6

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023
January 17.4 17
February 16.0 16
March 14.0 14
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December 14.9 15
Average 15.1 15.4 14.9

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023
January 4.7 5
February 0.6 1
March 2.9 3
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December 2.3 2
Average 2.3 2.3 2.3

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
January 11.5 12
February 12.9 13
March 10.8 11
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December 12.9 13
Average 12.4 11.8 12.9

Average wind speed

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

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023
January 185°
February 180°
March 178°
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December 184°

Prevailing wind direction

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