Best time to fly Des Moines to Santa Ana

Every month pooled across the years on record, so "July" means July generally rather than one particular July. Full DSM to SNA record →

There is not yet enough of the year on record for this route to say anything about seasons. The months below are shown as recorded.

Month Flights On time Cancelled When late, by
January 9 77.8% 0% 258 min
February 8 87.5% 0% 44 min
March 9 100% 0%
April 10 75% 20% 34 min
May 10 90% 0% 54 min
June 10 90% 0% 80 min
July 9 77.8% 0% 15 min
August 9 88.9% 0% 391 min
September 8 75% 0% 33 min
October 9 88.9% 0% 360 min
November 9 100% 11.11%
December 11 70% 9.09% 105 min

What a seasonal pattern can and cannot tell you

Months differ for reasons that repeat — summer thunderstorms in the American interior, winter fog and de-icing in northern Europe, school holidays filling every seat and leaving no slack in the schedule. Those are real and they come back each year.

What the pattern cannot do is forecast a particular flight. A quiet month has late days and a bad month has punctual ones. Treat this as a way to choose between two dates you are indifferent about, not as a promise.