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Palm Springs, California climate
BWh Hot desert
Palm Springs has a seasonal tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 42°C, while the coldest is December averaging around 7°C at night. Precipitation totals about 130 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 36 mm while June barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsPalm Springs climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 33 | 26 | 20 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 15 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 25 | 19 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 7 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 36 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 40 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 15 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 31 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 36 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 42 | 42 | 39 | 33 | 26 | 20 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 34 | 34 | 31 | 25 | 19 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 7 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 2 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 20 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 23 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 2 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 3 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.