Zip 92259 (Ocotillo, CA) Climate

The town of 92259 Ocotillo, CA has a hot and dry climate throughout the year with very little rainfall. The average high temperatures range from 86°F in the winter to 106°F in the summer months. During the summer months, temperatures can reach up to 118°F and the low temperatures can drop down to 50°F during the winter nights. The area is usually sunny and cloudless throughout most of the year due to its location on the eastern side of Imperial Valley. In addition to this, Ocotillo, CA is located close to Mexico's coastal desert region which makes it more prone to higher temperatures and less rainfall compared to other parts of California.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 92259 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in California.

4.2 Summer - 9 Winter

March, November and April are the most pleasant months in the 92259 zip code, while August and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Ocotillo, California	United States
	4.0 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	15.1 days	106.2 days
	276 days	205 days
	107.3°	85.8°
	44.9°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	6	4.3
	394 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

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Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 92259 zip code with an average high temperature of 107.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in California. In the 92259 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 92259 zip code are November, March and February.

In the 92259 zip code, there are 173.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in California.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 92259 zip code with an average of 43.4°. This is warmer than most places in California.

In the 92259 zip code, there are 1.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in California.

In the 92259 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in California.

Humidity in the 92259 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and September.

February is the wettest month in the 92259 zip code with 0.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 47% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 4.0 inches in the 92259 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in California.

February is the rainiest month in the 92259 zip code with 2.5 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 0.2 rainy days. There are 15.1 rainy days annually in the 92259 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 46% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 92259 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 92259 zip code.

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