Climate · United States

Palm Springs

Very hot and dry from June to September; warm and mostly dry from December to March.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years33.8°N129 m above the sea
  1. Jan70°21°46°8°Rain on about one day a week.
  2. Feb72°22°47°8°Rain on about one day a week.
  3. Mar77°25°49°9°Rain on about one day a week.
  4. Apr84°29°53°12°Rain on about one day a week.
  5. May92°33°59°15°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  6. Jun102°39°66°19°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  7. Jul108°42°74°23°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  8. Aug107°42°75°24°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  9. Sep102°39°71°22°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  10. Oct92°33°63°17°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  11. Nov80°27°53°12°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  12. Dec70°21°46°8°Rain on about one day a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The hot season runs from June to September, with highs near 105°F and nights near 72°F. From December to March, highs are nearer 72°F. What rain there is falls from December to March, on about one day a week. May to June is the driest stretch, with rain on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10 hours in December to 14½ hours in June.The hot season runs from June to September, with highs near 41°C and nights near 22°C. From December to March, highs are nearer 22°C. What rain there is falls from December to March, on about one day a week. May to June is the driest stretch, with rain on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10 hours in December to 14½ hours in June.

Where Palm Springs sits

America/Los Angeles

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Latitude
33.8°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
129 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Rancho Santa Fe108 km south-west

The land around Palm Springs, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Palm Springs, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Palm Springs, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Palm Springs, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Palm Springs, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Palm Springs, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Palm Springs, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Palm Springs, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Palm Springs, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Palm Springs, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Palm Springs, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Palm Springs, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 70°F in December and January to 108°F in July.Highs from 21°C in December and January to 42°C in July.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in February (17% of days), driest in June (1%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in September (13% cover), cloudiest in January (41%).

Daylight

From 9h 56m in December to 14h 22m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Palm Springs, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryWetter
46°8°70°21°
1 day41%10h 11m
FebruaryWetter
47°8°72°22°
1 day38%10h 55m
MarchWetterAt its best
49°9°77°25°
1 day37%11h 55m
April
53°12°84°29°
1 day28%13h 00m
May
59°15°92°33°
no days24%13h 54m
JuneHot season
66°19°102°39°
no days16%14h 22m
JulyHot season
74°23°108°42°
no days22%14h 09m
AugustHot season
75°24°107°42°
no days22%13h 21m
SeptemberHot season
71°22°102°39°
no days13%12h 19m
October
63°17°92°33°
no days19%11h 15m
NovemberAt its best
53°12°80°27°
no days29%10h 22m
DecemberWetter
46°8°70°21°
1 day40%9h 56m

When is the best time to visit Palm Springs?


The best months are March, or November: highs near 79°F, nights near 51°F, and rain on about one day a week.The best months are March, or November: highs near 26°C, nights near 11°C, and rain on about one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Palm Springs?

July, with highs near 108°F and lows near 74°F. The coolest are December and January, with highs near 70°F.July, with highs near 42°C and lows near 23°C. The coolest are December and January, with highs near 21°C.

When does it rain most in Palm Springs?

February, with rain on about one day a week. June is the driest, with rain on fewer than one day a week.

How long are the days in Palm Springs?

From about 10 hours in December to 14½ hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Palm Springs?

September, when cloud covers about 13% of the sky on average. January is the cloudiest, at about 41%.

Places with a year like Palm Springs's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Palm Springs's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Palm Springs's summer.

Elsewhere in United States

All of United States

Where to stay

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Palm Springs. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (129 m) against the climate model's (505 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (129 m) against the climate model's (505 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.