Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ocucaje features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (64 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (52 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 79 mm (3.1 inches) and receives 18 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ocucaje enjoys an average of 3892 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 16 minutes to 12 hours 56 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ocucaje are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 18 °C (64 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ocucaje experiences 203 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 | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (85°F) |
Mean maximum | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Average high | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Daily mean | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
Average low | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Mean minimum | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (62°F) |
Minimum | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ocucaje, Ica, Peru with other places around the world.
Ocucaje usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 5 rainy days and 22 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ocucaje are July, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.0 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) | 30 (1.2) | 25 (1.0) | 12 (0.5) | 3 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 4 (0.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Ocucaje are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 20 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ocucaje: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 31 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 259 | 290 | 317 | 319 | 335 | 320 | 331 | 338 | 335 | 354 | 345 | 343 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 50m | 12h 32m | 12h 8m | 11h 44m | 11h 26m | 11h 16m | 11h 21m | 11h 38m | 12h 0m | 12h 24m | 12h 45m | 12h 56m |
Ocucaje experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ocucaje UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |