Coachella, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DESERT RESORTS RGNL AP, CA US.

BWh Desert (hot) climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Coachella has an annual average temperature of 72.5°F with about 3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 106.9°F), and the coldest is December (average low 37.7°F). January is typically the wettest month (0.64 in) and May the driest (0.01 in).

Annual swing
37.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
936
Cooling need
3,639

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

81 of 366 (22.1%) of Coachella's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1950s
67
1960s
42
1970s
28
1980s
50
1990s
50
2000s
32
2010s
58
2020s
39

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 71.0°F 39.0°F 55.0°F 0.64 in 3
February 74.3°F 42.9°F 58.6°F 0.61 in 3
March 81.1°F 49.0°F 65.0°F 0.34 in 2
April 87.2°F 54.8°F 71.0°F 0.08 in 1
May 94.6°F 62.9°F 78.7°F 0.01 in 0
June 103.0°F 69.1°F 86.1°F 0.01 in 0
July 106.9°F 75.6°F 91.2°F 0.13 in 1
August 106.2°F 74.9°F 90.6°F 0.12 in 1
September 101.5°F 68.2°F 84.8°F 0.32 in 1
October 90.9°F 56.9°F 73.9°F 0.19 in 1
November 78.7°F 44.7°F 61.7°F 0.17 in 1
December 69.3°F 37.7°F 53.5°F 0.34 in 2

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