The climate of Palm Springs (California
- United States of America)
Palm Springs is located in the southern part of California in
Riverside County. Palm Springs is located at 150 kilometers from Los
Angeles making it a popular outdoor destination for people who live in
Los Angeles. Both the mountains and the desert attract many people.
The many oases in this region cause a beautiful scenery with many
colors which have been attracting many artists throughout the years.
The cable way on Mount San Jacinto offers a beautiful view on Palm
Springs and its surroundings. Palm Springs is located in the Coachella
Valley desert protected by the San Bernardino Mountains in the north,
the Santa Rosa Mountains in the south, the San Jacinto Mountains in
the west and the small San Bernardino Mountains in the east. Because
of this protected situation Palm Springs has a hot and dry climate
with 354 sunny days per year and only 150 millimeters (6 inches) of
annual precipitation. During the winter it is warm here. Temperatures
hardly ever drop below 6 degrees Celsius (42.8 degrees Fahrenheit)
during the winter. During the summer temperatures rise up to 41
degrees Celsius (106 degrees Fahrenheit). The highest temperature on
record is 51 degrees Celsius (124 degrees Fahrenheit).
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Palm Springs:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
19
4
8
4
n/a
February
22
6
8
4
n/a
March
24
8
9
4
n/a
April
27
11
10
3
n/a
May
31
15
10
1
n/a
June
36
19
11
1
n/a
July
39
23
12
1
n/a
August
38
22
11
2
n/a
September
35
19
10
2
n/a
October
30
14
9
2
n/a
November
24
18
8
3
n/a
December
20
4
8
4
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● 
= 0.2-1.2 inches ● 
= 1.2-2.4 inches ● 
= 2.5-4 inches ● 
= 4.1-8 inches ● 
= over 8 inches
