Annual mean 20°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
36.3 °C
Coldest
16.7 °C
Wettest
29%
Windiest
4.1 m/s
Prevailing
SW
3.1 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Palm Springs over the whole year is 20°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 36°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 7°C. The rainy (wet) season in Palm Springs runs from October to April, peaking in January with a 26% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; June is the driest month, at 11%. Winds in Palm Springs are highest in May, averaging 3.5 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in December, at 1.9 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Palm Springs come in July, when the sky is typically 9% covered; March is the cloudiest month, at 21%.
Month by month Palm Springs climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
17°C
7°C
14°C
26%
18%
2.1 m/s
52
2
82
February
19°C
8°C
15°C
23%
18%
2.5 m/s
57
7
74
March
20°C
10°C
16°C
26%
21%
2.8 m/s
61
14
70
April
25°C
13°C
21°C
19%
14%
3.2 m/s
62
36
51
May
27°C
17°C
24°C
16%
16%
3.5 m/s
53
43
40
June
33°C
21°C
30°C
11%
11%
3.1 m/s
31
38
19
July
36°C
24°C
34°C
14%
9%
2.8 m/s
17
29
9
August
36°C
24°C
34°C
16%
9%
2.7 m/s
16
29
8
September
33°C
20°C
31°C
17%
11%
2.5 m/s
27
43
15
October
29°C
15°C
25°C
20%
10%
2.4 m/s
51
50
32
November
23°C
10°C
19°C
21%
9%
2.1 m/s
73
21
66
December
18°C
7°C
15°C
25%
15%
1.9 m/s
59
3
81
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Palm Springs weather by season
Year round, Palm Springs has days of about 17°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 36°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 7°C to 24°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 20°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around June. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Palm Springs weather in winterDecember to February
High 18°CLow 8°CRain 25%
Winter in Palm Springs has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 25% chance of rain on a given day.
Palm Springs weather in springMarch to May
High 24°CLow 13°CRain 20%
Spring in Palm Springs has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Palm Springs weather in summerJune to August
High 35°CLow 23°CRain 14%
Summer in Palm Springs has typical daily highs of about 35°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.
Palm Springs weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 28°CLow 15°CRain 19%
Autumn in Palm Springs has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Palm Springs?
The rainy (wet) season in Palm Springs runs from October to April, peaking in January with a 26% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to September; June is the driest month, at 11%.
What time of year is Palm Springs windiest?
Winds in Palm Springs are highest in May, averaging 3.5 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in December, at 1.9 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Palm Springs year round?
The average temperature in Palm Springs over the whole year is 20°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 36°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 7°C.