Indio, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from INDIO FIRE STN, CA US.

BWh Desert (hot) climate 10a USDA hardiness Zone 10a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Indio has an annual average temperature of 76°F with about 2.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 105.8°F), and the coldest is December (average low 45.3°F). January is typically the wettest month (0.65 in) and June the driest (0.00 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
516
Cooling need
4,458

Best time to visit Indio

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

25 of 366 (6.8%) of Indio'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.

1890s
0
1900s
38
1910s
28
1920s
21
1930s
38
1940s
34
1950s
64
1960s
35
1970s
21
1980s
25
1990s
13
2000s
19
2010s
9
2020s
21

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 70.3°F 46.8°F 58.6°F 0.65 in 2
February 73.3°F 51.0°F 62.2°F 0.59 in 2
March 79.9°F 57.2°F 68.5°F 0.32 in 1
April 85.8°F 63.1°F 74.5°F 0.07 in 0
May 93.1°F 69.3°F 81.2°F 0.02 in 0
June 101.7°F 76.6°F 89.2°F 0.00 in 0
July 105.8°F 82.5°F 94.1°F 0.05 in 1
August 105.2°F 82.5°F 93.8°F 0.26 in 0
September 100.8°F 76.5°F 88.7°F 0.13 in 1
October 90.5°F 65.8°F 78.1°F 0.15 in 0
November 78.0°F 53.0°F 65.5°F 0.19 in 1
December 68.8°F 45.3°F 57.0°F 0.49 in 2

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