Palm Springs Weather

Palm Springs weather is the reason why so many people flock to the Coachella Valley to bask in the warm sunshine when others are digging out of the snow!

Yes, the sun is shinning for 360 days out of the year. The "snowbirds" from Canada, as they're called, migrate to our southerly location every year as winter approaches.

As our weather starts it's magical transformation from the hot summer (in about October) our general population swells by a couple hundred thousand as people from all over the world come to experience our little oasis...

The Palm Springs Weather Forecast

Yes, it is a fact, it can get hot out here in the desert, but that is really only for the summer months of July, August and September. But as they say, "It's a dry heat".

And it is true! The dryness of the air really does knock about 10-15 degrees off of the apparent temperature. Furthermore, it is remarkable how you get used to the heat - almost to the point where you don't even notice it. That is something I thought I would never say!

I remember moving here in the middle of the summer heat; the last week of August. To be honest, I always loved cold weather so I was miserable that first summer. I couldn't believe these nuts that would run around in the shorts and tank tops saying how they loved and thrived in this 100+ degree weather.

In my second year as a full-time resident of Palm Springs, I remember the heat not bothering me quite as much. By the third year, I couldn't believe it - it didn't phase me...

My favorite time of year is in the fall. Every year in September there is a gradual cooling off. However, in October there is always this magical transformation where a brief storm blows through and when it leaves, the Palm Springs weather landscape is dramatically changed into this incredible paradise.

With daytime temperatures in the 70's for the valley floor, it's only a 15 minute ride to the top of the ariel tramway and a snow covered winter wonderland!

For the following 8 or 9 months the weather is simply fantastic. The temperature hovers in the 70-80 degree range and life is wonderful!

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