Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Ouyen Australia

In Ouyen, the summers are hot, the winters are cold and windy, and it is dry and mostly clear year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 41°F to 93°F and is rarely below 36°F or above 106°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Ouyen for warm-weather activities is from mid December to mid March.

The hot season lasts for 3.3 months, from December 1 to March 11, with an average daily high temperature above 86°F. The hottest month of the year in Ouyen is January, with an average high of 92°F and low of 63°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.4 months, from May 19 to August 31, with an average daily high temperature below 66°F. The coldest month of the year in Ouyen is July, with an average low of 41°F and high of 59°F.

In Ouyen, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Ouyen begins around December 11 and lasts for 4.3 months, ending around April 20.

The clearest month of the year in Ouyen is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 75% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 20 and lasts for 7.7 months, ending around December 11.

The cloudiest month of the year in Ouyen is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 38% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Ouyen varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.2 months, from May 3 to December 11, with a greater than 11% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Ouyen is August, with an average of 4.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.8 months, from December 11 to May 3. The month with the fewest wet days in Ouyen is March, with an average of 2.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Ouyen is August, with an average of 4.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 16% on August 17.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Ouyen experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Ouyen. The month with the most rain in Ouyen is September, with an average rainfall of 1.0 inches.

The month with the least rain in Ouyen is March, with an average rainfall of 0.5 inches.

The length of the day in Ouyen varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 21, with 9 hours, 48 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 31 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:01 AM on October 5, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 46 minutes later at 7:47 AM on April 6. The earliest sunset is at 5:25 PM on June 11, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 23 minutes later at 8:48 PM on January 7.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Ouyen during 2024, starting in the spring on October 6 and ending in the fall on April 7.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 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.

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 perceived humidity level in Ouyen, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 1% of 1% throughout.

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 Ouyen experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.4 months, from September 2 to March 15, with average wind speeds of more than 10.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Ouyen is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.6 months, from March 15 to September 2. The calmest month of the year in Ouyen is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.7 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Ouyen varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 3.7 months, from June 14 to October 4, with a peak percentage of 40% on August 10. The wind is most often from the south for 8.3 months, from October 4 to June 14, with a peak percentage of 50% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Ouyen throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Ouyen for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid December to mid March, with a peak score in the second week of February.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Ouyen for hot-weather activities is from early January to late February, with a peak score in the last week of January.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

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).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Ouyen over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is July 9, with a 79% chance.

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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Ouyen should appear around August 7, only rarely appearing before July 30 or after August 15.

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 experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from November 1 to February 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Ouyen is December, with an average of 8.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from May 2 to August 14, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Ouyen is June, with an average of 2.5 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Ouyen are -35.071 deg latitude, 142.320 deg longitude, and 184 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Ouyen contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 141 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 185 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (161 feet). Within 50 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (384 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Ouyen is covered by cropland (56%), grassland (14%), trees (12%), and sparse vegetation (10%), within 10 miles by cropland (74%) and grassland (15%), and within 50 miles by cropland (44%) and sparse vegetation (30%).