Palmdale, CA Weather & Climate Normals
Palmdale's real weather, in one number
Palmdale, CA scores 45/100 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. 4 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Palmdale's hottest and coldest months
Palmdale's hottest month is Jul, averaging 83°F; its coldest is Dec, averaging 46°F, a 36.4°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Palmdale's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60°F | 35°F | 1.43in | 0in |
| Feb | 63°F | 37°F | 1.84in | 0in |
| Mar | 69°F | 42°F | 1.08in | 0in |
| Apr | 75°F | 46°F | 0.39in | 0in |
| May | 83°F | 53°F | 0.11in | 0in |
| Jun | 92°F | 61°F | 0.02in | 0in |
| Jul | 98°F | 68°F | 0.17in | 0in |
| Aug | 98°F | 66°F | 0.04in | 0in |
| Sep | 93°F | 60°F | 0.14in | 0in |
| Oct | 81°F | 50°F | 0.4in | 0in |
| Nov | 68°F | 40°F | 0.4in | 0in |
| Dec | 58°F | 34°F | 1.3in | 0in |
Mar, Apr, May, and Oct are the best time to see Palmdale at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat and Dec's cold.
Rain and snow in Palmdale
Palmdale averages 7.32in of precipitation a year across roughly 27 days with measurable rain or snow, and 0in of snow a year.
Where Palmdale ranks
Palmdale ranks 3212 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 416 of 429 within CA. About 162,536 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Palmdale, CA US, 0.7 miles from Palmdale, 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