Palm Desert weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Palm Desert, California: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Palm Springs Asos, 16 km from Palm Desert; records cover 1922–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 4.6 in117 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Jan 13
- First fall freeze
- Rare
- Heating degree days
- 701
- Cooling degree days
- 4,601
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 37°3° (heating, 99%) and 116°47° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Palm Desert in January
Highs average 71°21° and lows 48°9°, with 1.1 in29 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1971)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1937)
- Heating degree days
- 197
- Cooling degree days
- 13
Palm Desert in February
Highs average 74°23° and lows 50°10°, with 1.1 in28 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1986)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 130
- Cooling degree days
- 38
Palm Desert in March
Highs average 81°27° and lows 54°12°, with 0.51 in13 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2026)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 54
- Cooling degree days
- 132
Palm Desert in April
Highs average 87°30° and lows 59°15°, with 0.09 in2.3 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 112°44° (1989)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1968)
- Heating degree days
- 14
- Cooling degree days
- 251
Palm Desert in May
Highs average 95°35° and lows 66°19°, with 0.02 in0.5 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 116°47° (1983)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 476
Palm Desert in June
Highs average 104°40° and lows 73°23°, with 0 in0 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 123°51° (2021)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 694
Palm Desert in July
Highs average 109°43° and lows 79°26°, with 0.25 in6.4 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 124°51° (2024)
- Record low
- 54°12° (1935)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 899
Palm Desert in August
Highs average 108°42° and lows 80°27°, with 0.14 in3.6 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 123°51° (1993)
- Record low
- 52°11° (1954)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 897
Palm Desert in September
Highs average 102°39° and lows 74°24°, with 0.24 in6.1 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 122°50° (2020)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1930)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 693
Palm Desert in OctoberThis month
Highs average 91°33° and lows 65°18°, with 0.2 in5.1 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 117°47° (2024)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 399
Palm Desert in November
Highs average 79°26° and lows 53°12°, with 0.23 in5.8 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1962)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 70
- Cooling degree days
- 102
Palm Desert in December
Highs average 69°21° and lows 46°8°, with 0.68 in17 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1938)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1953)
- Heating degree days
- 233
- Cooling degree days
- 7