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Monthly climate in Desert Hot Springs, California, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Desert Hot Springs features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (49 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (25 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 165 mm (6.5 inches) and receives 22 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Desert Hot Springs enjoys an average of 3698 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 55 minutes to 14 hours 21 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Desert Hot Springs, California, United States §

The warmest months in Desert Hot Springs are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 29 °C (80 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 10 °C (49 - 51 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Desert Hot Springs experiences 159 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 7 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Desert Hot Springs, California, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean maximum 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average high 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Average low 5°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Mean minimum -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)
Minimum -2°C
(29°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Desert Hot Springs, California, United States §

Desert Hot Springs usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 3 rainy days and 32 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Desert Hot Springs are June, August and September. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Desert Hot Springs, California, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 30 (1.2) 32 (1.3) 22 (0.9) 14 (0.5) 5 (0.2) 1 (0.1) 6 (0.3) 4 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 11 (0.4) 33 (1.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 4 4 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Desert Hot Springs, California, United States §

The sunniest months in Desert Hot Springs are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Desert Hot Springs: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Desert Hot Springs, California, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 196 251 302 330 374 378 381 361 324 302 262 233
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 10m 10h 58m 11h 59m 13h 2m 13h 55m 14h 21m 14h 7m 13h 20m 12h 19m 11h 17m 10h 22m 9h 55m

Solar UV radiation in Desert Hot Springs, California, United States §

Desert Hot Springs experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Desert Hot Springs UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Desert Hot Springs, California, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 4 6 9 11 12 12 13 11 10 8 5 4