Vosburg Airport

ZA-0149 · South Africa

Climate Vosburg Airport 2020-2024

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

Calculated from historical METAR data of De Aar Military Airport (FADY) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 86.2 100 100 70 0 100
February 84.2 100 80 100 40
March 87.5 100 83 60
April 100.0 100 0 100
May 100.0 100 100 100 100
June 89.2 100 60 100 80
July 82.1 83 100 86 0
August 88.8 79 86 83 100
September 87.8 83 100 83
October 86.8 100 100 100 33
November 95.3 100 83 75 100
December 88.0 100 50 100 0
Average 89.1 100.0 91.4 79.0 88.3 61.1

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 87.9 100 100 74 0 100
February 84.2 100 80 100 40
March 87.5 100 83 60
April 100.0 100 0 100
May 100.0 100 100 100 100
June 89.2 100 60 100 80
July 96.4 100 100 100 67
August 97.7 100 100 83 100
September 97.5 100 100 100
October 89.4 100 100 100 50
November 95.3 100 83 75 100
December 88.0 100 50 100 0
Average 92.1 100.0 100.0 81.4 93.0 69.4

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 24.8 24 29 24 28 23
February 23.3 23 25 27 23
March 21.3 22 20 22
April 19.6 18 15 19
May 13.2 10 10 17 13
June 12.0 10 7 20 16
July 9.4 10 7 10 10
August 12.0 14 9 14 8
September 15.4 14 8 16
October 19.3 20 21 15 23
November 21.9 23 21 19 21
December 22.9 20 25 18 28
Average 18.4 23.0 17.2 18.9 16.1 18.6

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 23.3 23 28 22 28 21
February 22.7 22 24 27 23
March 20.8 22 19 20
April 19.0 18 15 19
May 13.0 10 10 17 13
June 11.7 10 4 20 16
July 9.2 9 7 10 10
August 11.6 13 7 14 8
September 14.4 13 8 16
October 18.2 18 21 15 23
November 21.0 22 18 19 21
December 22.2 20 19 17 28
Average 17.8 22.3 16.2 17.4 16.0 18.2

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0.0 0 0 0 0
March 3.1 0 8 0
April 0.0 0 0 0
May 0.0 0 0 0 0
June 0.0 0 0 0 0
July 0.0 0 0 0 0
August 0.0 0 0 0 0
September 2.4 6 0 0
October 0.0 0 0 0 0
November 2.3 0 0 25 0
December 0.0 0 0 0 0
Average 0.5 1.2 1.2 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 2022 2021 2020
January 8.5 9 9 8 5 13
February 5.7 7 5 7 6
March 6.5 6 7 7
April 5.0 3 0 5
May 4.4 4 5 6 5
June 5.7 4 4 11 4
July 5.8 4 3 8 4
August 6.8 8 3 8 9
September 8.7 9 6 10
October 8.7 9 8 10 7
November 7.7 8 10 7 7
December 8.5 11 16 8 2
Average 7.1 7.6 7.8 6.5 7.9 6.5

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 071° 339° 087° 360° 160°
February 122° 097° 311° 084°
March 096° 014° 096°
April 090° 360° 153°
May 111° 142° 310° 360°
June 090° 145° 311° 078°
July 279° 128° 360° 127°
August 004° 151° 349° 307°
September 290° 116° 110°
October 131° 116° 282° 344°
November 225° 065° 164° 349°
December 100° 218° 077° 045°

Prevailing wind direction

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