Riverside vs Palm Springs, California Climate
56%matchOn climate, Palm Springs is a 56% match for Riverside. Compared with Riverside, Palm Springs has the same winter lows, 9°F (5°C) hotter summer days, less humid air and less rain in winter.
Riverside gets 12 in (294 mm) of rain a year and Palm Springs 7.4 in (189 mm). August is the warmest month in both, with highs of 95°F (35°C) in Riverside and 103°F (39°C) in Palm Springs.
Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.
Month by month
Highs and lows (°F)
RiversidePalm Springssolid = high, dashed = low
Rain (in per month)
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Monthly averages
| Month | High | Low | Rain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | Palm Springs | Riverside | Palm Springs | Riverside | Palm Springs | |
| Jan | 68°F(20°C) | 67°F(19°C) | 43°F(6°C) | 41°F(5°C) | 2.4 in(60 mm) | 1.3 in(33 mm) |
| Feb | 69°F(21°C) | 69°F(21°C) | 44°F(7°C) | 43°F(6°C) | 2.7 in(68 mm) | 1.4 in(35 mm) |
| Mar | 72°F(22°C) | 74°F(24°C) | 46°F(8°C) | 46°F(8°C) | 1.8 in(45 mm) | 0.7 in(18 mm) |
| Apr | 77°F(25°C) | 81°F(27°C) | 49°F(10°C) | 50°F(10°C) | 0.9 in(22 mm) | 0.5 in(12 mm) |
| May | 80°F(27°C) | 87°F(31°C) | 54°F(12°C) | 57°F(14°C) | 0.3 in(7 mm) | 0.2 in(5 mm) |
| Jun | 86°F(30°C) | 96°F(36°C) | 58°F(14°C) | 63°F(17°C) | 0.1 in(2 mm) | 0.0 in(1 mm) |
| Jul | 92°F(34°C) | 102°F(39°C) | 62°F(17°C) | 68°F(20°C) | 0.1 in(2 mm) | 0.3 in(7 mm) |
| Aug | 95°F(35°C) | 103°F(39°C) | 63°F(17°C) | 70°F(21°C) | 0.1 in(2 mm) | 0.3 in(8 mm) |
| Sep | 91°F(33°C) | 98°F(37°C) | 60°F(16°C) | 65°F(18°C) | 0.2 in(5 mm) | 0.4 in(9 mm) |
| Oct | 83°F(29°C) | 88°F(31°C) | 54°F(12°C) | 56°F(13°C) | 0.4 in(11 mm) | 0.4 in(9 mm) |
| Nov | 75°F(24°C) | 75°F(24°C) | 47°F(8°C) | 46°F(8°C) | 0.9 in(22 mm) | 0.7 in(17 mm) |
| Dec | 68°F(20°C) | 67°F(19°C) | 42°F(6°C) | 40°F(5°C) | 1.9 in(48 mm) | 1.4 in(35 mm) |
1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.