Weather by month
Palm Springs
California
A desert town with two personalities: a long, glorious cool season that everyone comes for, and a summer that empties the streets by mid-morning.
The best time to come
November through March is the whole point — warm sun, cold stars, and a valley full of people who came for exactly that. March gets busy with festival season; January and early February are the quieter, cheaper version of the same weather.
The year at a glance
Palm Springs facts
- Sits at about 420 ft above sea level.
- 4.6 in of rain in a typical year, with January the wettest month.
- July runs hottest (109° afternoons); December nights are the coldest (46°).