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October Weather in Ocala Florida, United States

Daily high temperatures decrease by 6°F, from 85°F to 78°F, rarely falling below 70°F or exceeding 90°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 9°F, from 67°F to 58°F, rarely falling below 45°F or exceeding 73°F.

For reference, on July 16, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Ocala typically range from 72°F to 90°F, while on January 14, the coldest day of the year, they range from 45°F to 68°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in October in Ocala

Average High and Low Temperature in October in OcalaOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313135°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°F95°F95°F100°F100°FSepNovOct 185°FOct 185°F67°F67°FOct 3178°FOct 3178°F58°F58°FOct 1183°FOct 1183°F64°F64°FOct 2181°FOct 2181°F61°F61°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on October. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in October in Ocala

Average Hourly Temperature in October in OcalaOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovNowNowcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmhotwarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Ta’if, Saudi Arabia (7,271 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Ocala (view comparison).

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The month of October in Ocala experiences decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 47% to 36%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 35% on October 26.

The clearest day of the month is October 26, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 65% of the time.

For reference, on July 10, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 65%, while on April 30, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 65%.

Cloud Cover Categories in October in Ocala

Cloud Cover Categories in October in OcalaOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNovJul 1034%Jul 1034%Oct 153%Oct 153%Oct 3164%Oct 3164%Oct 1159%Oct 1159%Oct 2162%Oct 2162%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Ocala, the chance of a wet day over the course of October is very rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 36% and ending it at 18%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 71% on August 11, and its lowest chance is 16% on November 21.

Probability of Precipitation in October in Ocala

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during October in Ocala is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 3.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.3 inches or falls below 1.4 inches, and ending the month at 1.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.6 inches or falls below 0.3 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in October in Ocala

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of October in Ocala, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 50 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 39 seconds, and weekly decrease of 11 minutes, 35 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is October 31, with 11 hours, 2 minutes of daylight and the longest day is October 1, with 11 hours, 51 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in October in Ocala

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Ocala is 7:22 AM on October 1 and the latest sunrise is 19 minutes later at 7:41 AM on October 31.

The latest sunset is 7:13 PM on October 1 and the earliest sunset is 31 minutes earlier at 6:42 PM on October 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Ocala during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during October, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:29 AM and sets 14 hours, 1 minute later, at 8:30 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:18 AM and sets 10 hours, 17 minutes later, at 5:35 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in October in Ocala

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in October in OcalaOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMSepNov7:22 AM7:22 AMOct 17:13 PMOct 17:13 PM7:41 AM7:41 AMOct 316:42 PMOct 316:42 PM7:27 AM7:27 AMOct 117:02 PMOct 117:02 PM7:34 AM7:34 AMOct 216:51 PMOct 216:51 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of October. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October in Ocala

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in October in OcalaOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMSepNov0010102020203030404050500001010202030303040405060NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of October 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for October 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October in Ocala

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in October in OcalaOct112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMSepNovSep 29:56 PMSep 29:56 PMSep 1710:35 PMSep 1710:35 PMOct 22:50 PMOct 22:50 PMOct 177:27 AMOct 177:27 AMNov 18:48 AMNov 18:48 AMNov 154:29 PMNov 154:29 PM6:36 AM6:36 AM7:50 PM7:50 PM7:25 PM7:25 PM7:43 AM7:43 AM7:10 AM7:10 AM7:12 PM7:12 PM6:27 PM6:27 PM7:36 AM7:36 AM7:46 AM7:46 AM6:40 PM6:40 PM5:17 PM5:17 PM7:47 AM7:47 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Oct 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
1%6:18 AME6:46 PMW-12:34 PMS252,338 mi
2
0%7:10 AME7:12 PMW-1:12 PMS252,595 mi
3
1%8:03 AME7:38 PMWSW-1:51 PMS252,423 mi
4
4%8:56 AMESE8:07 PMWSW-2:31 PMS251,812 mi
5
8%9:52 AMESE8:38 PMWSW-3:15 PMS250,732 mi
6
14%10:49 AMESE9:15 PMWSW-4:02 PMS249,146 mi
7
22%11:48 AMESE9:58 PMWSW-4:53 PMS247,023 mi
8
31%12:46 PMESE10:48 PMWSW-5:47 PMS244,357 mi
9
41%1:43 PMESE11:45 PMWSW-6:44 PMS241,187 mi
10
50%2:36 PMESE--7:42 PMS237,620 mi
11
63%-12:48 AMWSW3:24 PMESE8:39 PMS233,839 mi
12
74%-1:54 AMWSW4:06 PMESE9:34 PMS230,103 mi
13
84%-3:02 AMWSW4:44 PMESE10:26 PMS226,730 mi
14
92%-4:10 AMWSW5:19 PME11:17 PMS224,057 mi
15
95%-5:18 AMW5:53 PME--
16
97%-6:26 AMW6:27 PME12:08 AMS222,392 mi
17
100%-7:36 AMWNW7:04 PMENE12:59 AMS221,954 mi
18
99%-8:48 AMWNW7:44 PMENE1:52 AMS222,826 mi
19
95%-10:01 AMWNW8:31 PMENE2:49 AMS224,929 mi
20
89%-11:13 AMWNW9:23 PMENE3:49 AMS228,034 mi
21
80%-12:20 PMWNW10:22 PMENE4:50 AMS231,808 mi
22
70%-1:19 PMWNW11:24 PMENE5:51 AMS235,870 mi
23
59%-2:09 PMWNW-6:49 AMS239,869 mi
24
50%12:26 AMENE2:51 PMWNW-7:42 AMS243,517 mi
25
38%1:27 AMENE3:26 PMWNW-8:30 AMS246,620 mi
26
29%2:25 AMENE3:57 PMWNW-9:14 AMS249,068 mi
27
20%3:20 AMENE4:24 PMW-9:54 AMS250,821 mi
28
13%4:13 AME4:50 PMW-10:33 AMS251,898 mi
29
7%5:05 AME5:16 PMW-11:12 AMS252,352 mi
30
3%5:58 AME5:42 PMW-11:50 AMS252,258 mi
31
1%6:51 AMESE6:10 PMWSW-12:30 PMS251,695 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Ocala is very rapidly decreasing during October, falling from 67% to 25% over the course of the month.

For reference, on August 3, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 99% of the time, while on January 24, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 2% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in October in Ocala

Humidity Comfort Levels in October in OcalaOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%SepNovOct 167%Oct 167%Oct 3125%Oct 3125%Oct 1150%Oct 1150%Oct 2137%Oct 2137%NowNowoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydrymiserablemiserable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Ocala is essentially constant during October, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 6.9 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on March 9, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.0 miles per hour, while on July 22, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in October in Ocala

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction in Ocala during October is predominantly out of the east from October 1 to October 18 and the north from October 18 to October 31.

Wind Direction in October in Ocala

Wind Direction in October in OcalaENOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%SepNovNowNowwesteastnorthsouth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Ocala is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Ocala is decreasing during October, falling by 6°F, from 81°F to 74°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in October in Ocala

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Ocala typically lasts for 9.9 months (301 days), from around February 16 to around December 13, rarely starting before January 23 or after March 13, and rarely ending before November 16 or after January 6.

The month of October in Ocala is reliably fully within the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October in Ocala

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in October in Ocalagrowing seasonOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%SepNov100%Oct 16100%Oct 1690%Nov 1690%Nov 16NowNowcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Ocala are rapidly increasing during October, increasing by 630°F, from 5,764°F to 6,394°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in October in Ocala

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of October, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Ocala is essentially constant during October, remaining within 0.2 kWh of 4.6 kWh throughout.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October in Ocala

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in October in OcalaOct11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhSepNovOct 14.8 kWhOct 14.8 kWhOct 314.3 kWhOct 314.3 kWhOct 114.7 kWhOct 114.7 kWhOct 214.5 kWhOct 214.5 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Ocala are 29.187 deg latitude, -82.140 deg longitude, and 69 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Ocala contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 112 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 83 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (154 feet). Within 50 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (305 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Ocala is covered by artificial surfaces (90%), within 10 miles by cropland (57%) and artificial surfaces (21%), and within 50 miles by trees (32%) and herbaceous vegetation (25%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Ocala, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Ocala.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Ocala according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Ocala is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Ocala and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Ocala and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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