Desert Hot Springs, CA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MORONGO VALLEY N, CA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Desert Hot Springs has an annual average temperature of 64.6°F with about 9.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 94.1°F), and the coldest is December (average low 40.2°F). February is typically the wettest month (2.90 in) and June the driest (0.02 in).
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All-time records →205 of 366 (56%) of Desert Hot Springs'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.
| 2000s | 30 | |
| 2010s | 249 | |
| 2020s | 87 |
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 | 59.3°F | 40.7°F | 50.0°F | 2.72 in | — | 4 |
| February | 60.6°F | 41.8°F | 51.2°F | 2.90 in | — | 4 |
| March | 66.1°F | 45.1°F | 55.6°F | 0.90 in | — | 3 |
| April | 72.6°F | 47.7°F | 60.1°F | 0.22 in | — | 2 |
| May | 79.9°F | 54.3°F | 67.1°F | 0.07 in | — | 1 |
| June | 88.8°F | 63.3°F | 76.1°F | 0.02 in | — | 0 |
| July | 93.8°F | 68.5°F | 81.2°F | 0.19 in | — | 2 |
| August | 94.1°F | 70.3°F | 82.2°F | 0.22 in | — | 1 |
| September | 87.9°F | 66.1°F | 77.0°F | 0.17 in | — | 1 |
| October | 78.2°F | 56.7°F | 67.5°F | 0.17 in | — | 1 |
| November | 67.1°F | 47.1°F | 57.1°F | 0.31 in | — | 2 |
| December | 58.8°F | 40.2°F | 49.5°F | 1.48 in | — | 4 |
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