Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ocona features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (60 °F) and 21 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (82 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 109 mm (4.3 inches) and receives 14 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ocona enjoys an average of 3656 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 8 minutes to 13 hours 4 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ocona are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 21 °C (70 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 16 °C (60 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ocona experiences 20 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Mean maximum | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Average high | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Daily mean | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Average low | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Mean minimum | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (60°F) |
Minimum | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
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Ocona usually has the most precipitation in January, February and July, with an average of 4 rainy days and 17 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ocona are April, May and November. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21 (0.8) | 19 (0.7) | 7 (0.3) | 4 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 8 (0.3) | 10 (0.4) | 7 (0.3) | 8 (0.3) | 7 (0.3) | 5 (0.2) | 7 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Ocona are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ocona: January, February and March receive an average of 8 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 223 | 256 | 292 | 297 | 314 | 297 | 314 | 330 | 326 | 343 | 336 | 323 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 58m | 12h 36m | 12h 9m | 11h 41m | 11h 19m | 11h 8m | 11h 14m | 11h 34m | 12h 0m | 12h 27m | 12h 52m | 13h 4m |
Ocona experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ocona UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 |