Desert Hot Springs weather in October

In October, Desert Hot Springs sees average daytime highs of 77°F and overnight lows near 55°F, with 0.3 in of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 82°F in the first days to 72°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Desert Hot Springs's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Desert Hot Springs's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 77°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 55°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 0.3 in; 1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 5:57 AM – 5:05 PM
Cloud cover: 20%; 4th clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.9; out of 10

Desert Hot Springs is city in Riverside County, California, United States.

Density: 463/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1963

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 82°F in the first days to 72°F by the end.

A typical October day in Desert Hot Springs reaches about 77°F in the afternoon and slips back to 55°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 66°F and 86°F. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 11°F cooler than September and about 11°F warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	83	82	82	82	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	79	78	78	78	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	74	74	74	73	73	72	72	71	71
Avg low (°F)	60	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	50

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	83	60
2	82	59
3	82	59
4	82	58
5	81	58
6	81	58
7	80	57
8	80	57
9	80	57
10	79	56
11	79	56
12	79	56
13	78	56
14	78	55
15	78	55
16	77	55
17	77	55
18	76	54
19	76	54
20	76	54
21	75	53
22	75	53
23	74	53
24	74	52
25	74	52
26	73	51
27	73	51
28	72	51
29	72	50
30	71	50
31	71	50

How October really feels in Desert Hot Springs

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Desert Hot Springs weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	58° / 40°	1.3	4.3	0.6	10	5.2
Feb	60° / 41°	1.5	4.4	0.6	10.7	5.7
Mar	66° / 45°	0.7	3.2	0.3	11.7	7.4
Apr	72° / 49°	0.3	2	0.1	12.8	8.5
May	80° / 56°	0.1	1	0	13.7	8.4
Jun	89° / 64°	0.0	0.3	0	14.2	5.5
Jul	94° / 70°	0.2	1.3	0	14	3.5
Aug	94° / 70°	0.2	1.5	0	13.3	3.8
Sep	88° / 65°	0.2	1.1	0	12.2	6.1
Oct	77° / 55°	0.3	1	0	11.1	8.9
Nov	66° / 45°	0.4	1.6	0.1	10.2	7.7
Dec	58° / 39°	1.1	3.4	0.4	9.8	5.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	89	89	88	88	87	86	86	86	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83
Cloudier (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	11	11	12	12	13	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	87	13
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	84	16
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	84	16
31	83	17

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Desert Hot Springs gets around 0.3 in of rain over 1 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	3
11	3
12	3
13	3
14	3
15	3
16	4
17	4
18	4
19	4
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	4
25	4
26	4
27	4
28	4
29	4
30	3
31	3

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in October

Winds average 5 mph in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 4:49 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10
Sunset (PM)	5:25	5:24	5:22	5:21	5:19	5:18	5:17	5:15	5:14	5:13	5:11	5:10	5:09	5:08	5:06	5:05	5:04	5:03	5:02	5:00	4:59	4:58	4:57	4:56	4:55	4:54	4:53	4:52	4:51	4:50	4:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	5:45	5:25
2	11.6	5:46	5:24
3	11.6	5:47	5:22
4	11.6	5:47	5:21
5	11.5	5:48	5:19
6	11.5	5:49	5:18
7	11.5	5:50	5:17
8	11.4	5:50	5:15
9	11.4	5:51	5:14
10	11.3	5:52	5:13
11	11.3	5:53	5:11
12	11.3	5:54	5:10
13	11.2	5:54	5:09
14	11.2	5:55	5:08
15	11.2	5:56	5:06
16	11.1	5:57	5:05
17	11.1	5:58	5:04
18	11.1	5:59	5:03
19	11.0	5:59	5:02
20	11.0	6:00	5:00
21	11.0	6:01	4:59
22	10.9	6:02	4:58
23	10.9	6:03	4:57
24	10.9	6:04	4:56
25	10.8	6:05	4:55
26	10.8	6:06	4:54
27	10.8	6:07	4:53
28	10.7	6:07	4:52
29	10.7	6:08	4:51
30	10.7	6:09	4:50
31	10.6	6:10	4:49

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.17 kWh/m² to a high of 8.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Desert Hot Springs?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.9

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.8

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Desert Hot Springs for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Desert Hot Springs in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Desert Hot Springs sees daytime highs around 77°F and nights near 55°F. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Desert Hot Springs in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Desert Hot Springs peaks around July 11 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	5	8	9	11	12	11	9	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Desert Hot Springs in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Desert Hot Springs is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.3× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	6	7	8	8	7	14	10	11	20	6	5	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	7	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	7	Good
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	10	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	6	Good
Nov	5	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Desert Hot Springs?

Desert Hot Springs sits at 34.0°N, 116.5°W, 1,076 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Palm Springs, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Desert Hot Springs

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Desert Hot Springs.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Desert Hot Springs has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,450 ft around an average of 1,204 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,187 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11,650 ft.

The land around Desert Hot Springs is covered by bare terrain (62%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 2 miles, bare terrain (58%) and shrubs (30%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (45%) and shrubs (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

1,450 ft

bare terrain 62%

10 miles

5,187 ft

bare terrain 58%

50 miles

11,650 ft

bare terrain 45%

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← September Desert Hot Springs year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Palm Springs 9.3 mi · Yucca Valley 11 mi · Cathedral City 13 mi · Rancho Mirage 16 mi · Palm Desert 18 mi · Banning 22 mi · Indio 24 mi · La Quinta 24 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 100% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $90,027; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 98%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 5.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Desert Hot Springs (33.9617°, -116.5035°, elevation 1,076 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	83	60
2	82	59
3	82	59
4	82	58
5	81	58
6	81	58
7	80	57
8	80	57
9	80	57
10	79	56
11	79	56
12	79	56
13	78	56
14	78	55
15	78	55
16	77	55
17	77	55
18	76	54
19	76	54
20	76	54
21	75	53
22	75	53
23	74	53
24	74	52
25	74	52
26	73	51
27	73	51
28	72	51
29	72	50
30	71	50
31	71	50

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	87	13
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	84	16
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	84	16
31	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	3
11	3
12	3
13	3
14	3
15	3
16	4
17	4
18	4
19	4
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	4
25	4
26	4
27	4
28	4
29	4
30	3
31	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	83	60
2	82	59
3	82	59
4	82	58
5	81	58
6	81	58
7	80	57
8	80	57
9	80	57
10	79	56
11	79	56
12	79	56
13	78	56
14	78	55
15	78	55
16	77	55
17	77	55
18	76	54
19	76	54
20	76	54
21	75	53
22	75	53
23	74	53
24	74	52
25	74	52
26	73	51
27	73	51
28	72	51
29	72	50
30	71	50
31	71	50

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	87	13
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	84	16
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	84	16
31	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	3
11	3
12	3
13	3
14	3
15	3
16	4
17	4
18	4
19	4
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	4
25	4
26	4
27	4
28	4
29	4
30	3
31	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	83	60
2	82	59
3	82	59
4	82	58
5	81	58
6	81	58
7	80	57
8	80	57
9	80	57
10	79	56
11	79	56
12	79	56
13	78	56
14	78	55
15	78	55
16	77	55
17	77	55
18	76	54
19	76	54
20	76	54
21	75	53
22	75	53
23	74	53
24	74	52
25	74	52
26	73	51
27	73	51
28	72	51
29	72	50
30	71	50
31	71	50

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	87	13
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	84	16
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	84	16
31	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	3
11	3
12	3
13	3
14	3
15	3
16	4
17	4
18	4
19	4
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	4
25	4
26	4
27	4
28	4
29	4
30	3
31	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0