It less easy to pick a single best time for West and Equatorial Africa as the peak times for openings vary more with season, as discussed below. The seasonal variations in peak times for openings are quite interesting. To get a meaningful sample to show this, the data has been grouped in a slightly different way. Peak hour distributions for the two parts of Europe are similar, so all data for Europe has been amalgamated in a single continental area. The result of this is shown in figures 5a and 5b.
Peak times are early in the day for winter openings, late in the day for summer openings.
Days per month with propagation, Sputhern Africa - Northern Europe. Times of openings, Southern Africa - Mediterranean Europe. Times of openings, Southern Africa - Northern Europe. Peak times for Southern Africa - Europe.