Weather in Palm Springs in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Palm Springs in August
Going from a maximum of +117°F during the day to a minimum of +68°F during the night, the temperature in August averages around +108°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 15% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +100°F to +108°F.
Is Palm Springs warm or cold in August?
Palm Springs is typically hot in August.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +104°F to +102°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +79°F to +79°F.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
August is one of the warmest months in Palm Springs, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Palm Springs in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +104°F | +102°F | +97°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +59°F | +61°F | +54°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +120°F | +120°F | +120°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 10 mm | 16 mm | 10 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 34% | 35% | 35% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1010 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1010 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | 23 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as good as in July. It’s getting colder in August. From +104°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +102°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 10 mm to 16 mm. Humidity rises from 34% to 35%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 1 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 22 sunny days during the month.
September brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Palm Springs is gradually decreasing during August, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Palm Springs?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Palm Springs in August has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1982 (+81°F) and the highest in 2020 (+91°F). The driest year was 2002 with only 57 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1983 with 427 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Palm Springs, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
