Weather in Palm Springs in January 2026
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Palm Springs;
- January is usually the wettest month of the year in Palm Springs;
Average weather
Average temperature in Palm Springs in January
The temperature in January is +19°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +22°C during the day and a minimum of +4°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +17°C to +17°C.
Is Palm Springs warm or cold in January?
Palm Springs is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +20°C to +20°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +9°C to +9°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Palm Springs, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Palm Springs in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +20°C | +21°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -4°C | -6°C | -6°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +32°C | +34°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 27 mm | 39 mm | 41 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 44% | 47% | 46% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 18 | 16 | 14 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +20°C for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 27 mm to 39 mm. Humidity rises from 44% to 47%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 18 sunny days in December to 16 in January.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Palm Springs is gradually increasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Palm Springs?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Palm Springs in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1982 (+27°C) and the highest in 2020 (+33°C). 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.
