Coachella weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Coachella, California: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Desert Resorts Regional Airport, 7 km from Coachella; records cover 1950–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 3 in75 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Feb 12
- First fall freeze
- Nov 30
- Heating degree days
- 1,107
- Cooling degree days
- 3,880
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 27°−3° (heating, 99%) and 116°47° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Coachella in January
Highs average 71°22° and lows 39°4°, with 0.64 in16 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2003)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 312
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Coachella in February
Highs average 74°24° and lows 43°6°, with 0.61 in15 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1986)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 190
- Cooling degree days
- 11
Coachella in March
Highs average 81°27° and lows 49°9°, with 0.34 in8.6 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2026)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 78
- Cooling degree days
- 79
Coachella in April
Highs average 87°31° and lows 55°13°, with 0.08 in2 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1989)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1999)
- Heating degree days
- 18
- Cooling degree days
- 198
Coachella in May
Highs average 95°35° and lows 63°17°, with 0.01 in0.3 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 116°47° (1983)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 428
Coachella in June
Highs average 103°39° and lows 69°21°, with 0.01 in0.3 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 123°51° (2017)
- Record low
- 50°10° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 632
Coachella in July
Highs average 107°42° and lows 76°24°, with 0.13 in3.3 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 126°52° (1995)
- Record low
- 57°14° (1994)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 814
Coachella in August
Highs average 106°41° and lows 75°24°, with 0.12 in3 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 122°50° (2021)
- Record low
- 52°11° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 792
Coachella in September
Highs average 102°39° and lows 68°20°, with 0.32 in8.1 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 123°51° (1950)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 596
Coachella in OctoberThis month
Highs average 91°33° and lows 57°14°, with 0.19 in4.8 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 114°46° (1980)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 9
- Cooling degree days
- 285
Coachella in November
Highs average 79°26° and lows 45°7°, with 0.17 in4.3 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1962)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (2010)
- Heating degree days
- 141
- Cooling degree days
- 42
Coachella in December
Highs average 69°21° and lows 38°3°, with 0.34 in8.6 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1958)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- 357
- Cooling degree days
- 1