Palm Springs, CA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PALM SPRINGS, CA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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).
Best time to visit Palm Springs
Full guide →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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