How warm does Palm Springs get?

Typical daytime highs in Palm Springs are Mar–May 28°C (83°F), Jun–Aug 40°C (105°F), Sep–Nov 31°C (87°F), Dec–Feb 19°C (67°F).

Is Palm Springs expensive?

On the ground, Palm Springs is mid-range.

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Palm Springs

Q: What sort of trip is Palm Springs good for?

Palm Springs is good for sunshine and salt water, an unhurried pace, old stones and real towns, landscape doing the heavy lifting.

Palm Springs · United States · Palm Springs

Midcentury-modern architecture preserved like a movie set, a tram that climbs six thousand feet in under ten minutes for actual snow above the desert, and pool culture treated as a competitive sport.

The best time to visit Palm Springs is Nov–Apr, when typical daytime highs reach about 28°C (83°F). Local time there is 04:17 (UTC-7).

Best time to go

Nov–Apr

Budget on the ground

$$ · mid-range

Nearest airport

PSP · Palm Springs

Good for

sunshine and salt water an unhurried pace old stones and real towns landscape doing the heavy lifting

In season

January February March April November December

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High16 to 44°C61 to 111°F Rain0 to 60mm0 to 2.4in

January · high 66°F · rain 1.5in · 10.1h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Palm Springs month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	19°C66°F	38mm1.5in	10.1h10.1h	in the recommended window
February	20°C68°F	40mm1.6in	10.9h10.9h	in the recommended window
March	23°C73°F	43mm1.7in	11.9h11.9h	in the recommended window
April	30°C86°F	10mm0.4in	13.0h13.0h	in the recommended window
May	33°C91°F	1mm0.0in	13.9h13.9h
June	38°C101°F	0mm0.0in	14.4h14.4h
July	42°C107°F	2mm0.1in	14.2h14.2h
August	41°C106°F	14mm0.6in	13.4h13.4h
September	37°C99°F	10mm0.4in	12.3h12.3h
October	31°C88°F	2mm0.1in	11.3h11.3h
November	24°C76°F	17mm0.7in	10.4h10.4h	in the recommended window
December	19°C65°F	37mm1.5in	9.9h9.9h	in the recommended window

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