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Desert Hot Springs, California climate

BWh Hot desert

Desert Hot Springs has a seasonal tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 108°F, while the coldest is December averaging around 45°F at night. Precipitation totals about 5 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 1.4 inches while June barely receives 0.00 inches.

☀️ Summers

Extreme heat

Highs near 108°F in July.

About 130 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cool

Lows near 45°F in December.

🌧️ Rain

Very dry

About 5 in of rain a year.

Wettest in January

⛅ Sky & trend

Sunny

Clear skies most days.

+1.4 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Desert Hot Springs climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	71	73	80	88	94	103	108	108	102	91	78	69
Avg temp (°F)	59	61	67	73	80	88	93	93	88	78	66	57
Avg low (°F)	47	49	54	59	65	72	79	79	73	64	54	45
Precipitation (in)	1.4	1.1	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	71	73	80	88	94	103
Avg temp (°F)	59	61	67	73	80	88
Avg low (°F)	47	49	54	59	65	72
Precipitation (in)	1.4	1.1	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.0

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	108	108	102	91	78	69
Avg temp (°F)	93	93	88	78	66	57
Avg low (°F)	79	79	73	64	54	45
Precipitation (in)	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.8

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	3	3	2	0.7	0.2	—	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.7	2
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	0.1	0.1	3	9	18	20	23	23	20	13	2	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	0.1	0.1	—	0.0	—	—	0.0	—	—	—	—	0.2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	3	3	2	0.7	0.2	—
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	0.1	0.1	3	9	18	20
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	0.1	0.1	—	0.0	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.7	2
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	23	23	20	13	2	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	0.0	—	—	—	—	0.2

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	42	44	40	34	29	19	25	22	21	25	31	39
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	14	12	14	17	19	24	21	23	23	22	18	15
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	11	10	11	9	9	4	7	7	5	6	8	10
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	7	7	6	4	3	2	3	2	2	3	4	7
Relative humidity (%)	50	51	47	41	36	26	26	27	30	33	39	48
Wind speed (mph)	4.5	4.8	5.3	6.2	6.1	6.1	5.3	4.7	4.6	4.7	4.5	4.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	42	44	40	34	29	19
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	14	12	14	17	19	24
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	11	10	11	9	9	4
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	7	7	6	4	3	2
Relative humidity (%)	50	51	47	41	36	26
Wind speed (mph)	4.5	4.8	5.3	6.2	6.1	6.1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	25	22	21	25	31	39
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	21	23	23	22	18	15
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	7	7	5	6	8	10
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	3	2	2	3	4	7
Relative humidity (%)	26	27	30	33	39	48
Wind speed (mph)	5.3	4.7	4.6	4.7	4.5	4.5

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Palm Springs (NOAA GHCN station USC00046635), about 15 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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