Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Calipatria features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (57 °F) and 36 °C (96 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (36 °F) or can rise to as high as 48 °C (119 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 86 mm (3.4 inches) and receives 10 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Calipatria enjoys an average of 3712 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 58 minutes to 14 hours 18 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Calipatria are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 33 to 36 °C (91 - 96 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 16 °C (57 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Calipatria experiences 227 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 | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 47°C (117°F) | 47°C (117°F) | 47°C (117°F) | 48°C (119°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 27°C (82°F) |
Mean maximum | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 47°C (116°F) | 46°C (115°F) | 44°C (112°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average high | 21°C (69°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Daily mean | 15°C (58°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 14°C (57°F) |
Average low | 9°C (49°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Mean minimum | 4°C (40°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 4°C (40°F) |
Minimum | 2°C (36°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Calipatria, California, United States with other places around the world.
Calipatria usually has the most precipitation in February, July and December, with an average of 1 rainy days and 13 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Calipatria are April, May and June. On average, 2 mm (0.1 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) | 10 (0.4) | 13 (0.5) | 12 (0.5) | 4 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 13 (0.5) | 5 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 4 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 13 (0.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Calipatria are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Calipatria: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 38 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 199 | 251 | 306 | 330 | 375 | 377 | 378 | 360 | 323 | 303 | 261 | 243 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 13m | 11h 0m | 12h 0m | 13h 1m | 13h 52m | 14h 18m | 14h 4m | 13h 18m | 12h 19m | 11h 18m | 10h 25m | 9h 58m |
Calipatria experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Calipatria UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 |