How often does weather delay flights at Cannes-Mandelieu?
From January 2018 to September 2026, EUROCONTROL recorded arrival restrictions for weather (regulation reason W) at Cannes-Mandelieu (CEQ) on 10 of 3,183 days (0.3%). Weather caused 0% of all arrival-regulation delay minutes at this airport. Source: EUROCONTROL.
Too few weather-restriction days for monthly patterns to mean much; this page is shown for completeness.
Month by month
| Month | Days with weather restrictions | Days with ≥ 1 min per arrival | Minutes per arriving flight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0% | 0% | 0.00 |
| February | 0% | 0% | 0.00 |
| March | 0% | 0% | 0.00 |
| April | 0% | 0% | 0.00 |
| May | 0% | 0% | 0.00 |
| June | 0% | 0% | 0.00 |
| July | 1% | 1% | 0.03 |
| August | 1% | 1% | 0.02 |
| September | 0% | 0% | 0.00 |
| October | 1% | 1% | 0.04 |
| November | 0% | 0% | 0.00 |
| December | 0% | 0% | 0.00 |
Share of days on which EUROCONTROL's network manager limited arrivals because of weather at or around the airport (regulation reason W), 2018–2026. Minutes per arriving flight = weather-regulation delay ÷ all arrivals that month. Worst weeks of the year: week 29 (3%), week 41 (2%), week 40 (2%).
Year by year
| Year | Days with weather restrictions | Minutes per arriving flight | Arrivals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 of 365 | 0.03 | 6,900 |
| 2019 | 0 of 364 | 0.00 | 7,004 |
| 2020 | 0 of 355 | 0.00 | 5,491 |
| 2021 | 1 of 365 | 0.01 | 7,608 |
| 2022 | 2 of 365 | 0.03 | 8,547 |
| 2023 | 0 of 365 | 0.00 | 7,588 |
| 2024 | 1 of 366 | 0.01 | 7,641 |
| 2025 | 1 of 365 | 0.00 | 7,603 |
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | 3 of 273 | 0.02 | 6,725 |
2020–2021: far fewer flights during the pandemic.
Weather among all causes
| Cause of arrival regulation | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|
| Air traffic control capacity | 53% |
| Aerodrome capacity | 27% |
| Atc staffing | 13% |
| Special event | 5% |
Causes with at least 2% of all arrival-regulation delay minutes, 2018–2026.
What the weather was like on those days
| In the airport's weather reports (METAR, 05–21 UTC) | Days with weather restrictions | Other days | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm reported | 60% | 7.2% | 8.3× |
| Fog or visibility under 800 m | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Cloud base at or below 200 ft | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Gusts of 30 knots or more | 0.0% | 4.8% | — |
| Crosswind of 20 knots or more on the best runway | 0.0% | 1.3% | — |
| Snow | 0.0% | 0.1% | — |
| Freezing rain or drizzle | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
On 40% of the restriction days none of these showed up in the airport's own reports: restrictions are also set on forecasts, for weather on the approach or elsewhere in the area, and when the wind direction forces a less efficient runway layout. The weather is what came with the delays, not proof of their cause. Based on 3,178 days with full METAR coverage.
The heaviest days
| Date and reported weather | Weather delay, minutes | Arrivals | Minutes per arrival |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2018 Thunderstorm reported | 168 | 33 | 5.1 |
| 9 October 2022 Thunderstorm reported | 110 | 21 | 5.2 |
| 30 August 2022 Thunderstorm reported | 104 | 29 | 3.6 |
| 16 July 2026 none of these in the airport's METAR | 94 | 35 | 2.7 |
| 9 October 2024 none of these in the airport's METAR | 72 | 14 | 5.1 |
What these numbers cover
- Only delays from air traffic flow management (ATFM) regulations on arrivals are counted — not all delays, not departures, and not cancellations or diversions. A day with restrictions does not mean every flight was late.
- Airport ICAO code LFMD, IATA CEQ. Ranking by share of restriction days: 94 of 94 airports on this site.