Palm Desert, CA Weather & Climate Normals
Palm Desert's real weather, in one number
Palm Desert, 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.
Palm Desert's hottest and coldest months
Palm Desert'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.
Palm Desert'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 Palm Desert at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat.
Rain and snow in Palm Desert
Palm Desert averages 2.92in of precipitation a year across roughly 11 days with measurable rain or snow, and 0in of snow a year.
Where Palm Desert ranks
Palm Desert ranks 916 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 359 of 429 within CA. About 53,147 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, 8.8 miles from Palm Desert, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
What a 30-year climate normal actually is · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station