California, United States of America · population 51,869 · 370 weather stations within 200 km · records 1849 to 2025
Palm Desert has an average annual daytime high of 26.5°C, based on the 1951 to 1980 baseline. Its warmest month is July, when highs typically reach 37.8°C, and its coldest is January, with overnight lows near 2.4°C.
These figures reflect annual averages, not single-day records. Daily observations are outside this dataset's precision.
Since 1900, Palm Desert's average temperature has risen by +1.3°C. Compared to the earliest station records that begin in 1849, warming totals +1.8°C.
20-year smoothed annual temperature reconstructed from station anomalies. Dashed line: 1951–1980 baseline.
Daytime highs sit within a comfortable 15°C to 26°C range.
Palm Desert's average annual daytime high is 26.5°C, based on the 1951 to 1980 baseline period. The warmest month is July, with highs averaging 37.8°C, and the coldest is January, with lows averaging 2.4°C.
July is the warmest month in Palm Desert, with typical daytime highs of 37.8°C.
2020 is the hottest year on record for Palm Desert, running +1.9°C above the 1951 to 1980 baseline.
Yes. Since 1900, Palm Desert has warmed by roughly +1.3°C.
January to December typically offers the most comfortable daytime highs, in the 15°C to 26°C range.
Baseline period 1951 to 1980. Monthly averages are the mean of station observations weighted by proximity. Warming trend is the 20-year smoothed anomaly against that baseline.