Palm Springs, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PALM SPRINGS, CA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Palm Springs has an annual average temperature of 75.2°F with about 5.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 107.8°F), and the coldest is December (average low 45.3°F). January is typically the wettest month (1.42 in) and June the driest (0.00 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
537
Cooling need
4,194

Best time to visit Palm Springs

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Palm 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.

1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
21
1930s
34
1940s
45
1950s
63
1960s
53
1970s
36
1980s
55
1990s
29
2000s
25
2010s
5
2020s
0

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 70.6°F 47.2°F 58.9°F 1.42 in 3
February 73.3°F 49.2°F 61.3°F 1.11 in 3
March 80.4°F 53.5°F 67.0°F 0.55 in 2
April 87.7°F 58.6°F 73.1°F 0.10 in 1
May 94.3°F 64.8°F 79.6°F 0.01 in 0
June 103.1°F 71.9°F 87.5°F 0.00 in 0
July 107.8°F 78.5°F 93.2°F 0.25 in 1
August 107.5°F 78.8°F 93.2°F 0.18 in 1
September 102.1°F 73.2°F 87.6°F 0.21 in 1
October 91.2°F 63.7°F 77.5°F 0.18 in 1
November 78.4°F 53.7°F 66.1°F 0.28 in 1
December 68.6°F 45.3°F 56.9°F 0.82 in 2

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