La Quinta, CA Weather & Climate Normals
La Quinta's real weather, in one number
La Quinta, CA scores 54/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 6 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
La Quinta's hottest and coldest months
La Quinta's hottest month is Jul, averaging 94°F; its coldest is Dec, averaging 57°F, a 37.1°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
La Quinta's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 70°F | 47°F | 0.65in | 0in |
| Feb | 73°F | 51°F | 0.59in | 0in |
| Mar | 80°F | 57°F | 0.32in | 0in |
| Apr | 86°F | 63°F | 0.07in | 0in |
| May | 93°F | 69°F | 0.02in | 0in |
| Jun | 102°F | 77°F | 0in | 0in |
| Jul | 106°F | 83°F | 0.05in | 0in |
| Aug | 105°F | 83°F | 0.26in | 0in |
| Sep | 101°F | 77°F | 0.13in | 0in |
| Oct | 91°F | 66°F | 0.15in | 0in |
| Nov | 78°F | 53°F | 0.19in | 0in |
| Dec | 69°F | 45°F | 0.49in | 0in |
Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, and Dec are the best time to see La Quinta at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat.
Rain and snow in La Quinta
La Quinta averages 2.92in of precipitation a year across roughly 11 days with measurable rain or snow, and 0in of snow a year.
Where La Quinta ranks
La Quinta ranks 922 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 362 of 429 within CA. About 39,907 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Indio Fire Stn, CA US, 5.7 miles from La Quinta, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
How the comfort score is calculated · Why some cities show no snow or rain figure