Palm Desert climate

Palm Desert Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Indio Fire Stn, 15 km from Palm Desert

Average highs run from 104°F on September 1 to 97°F on September 30, and lows from 80°F to 72°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.13 in over about 1 wet days.

September day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Palm Desert, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120140151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
101°F
Average low
77°F
Precipitation
0.13 in
Record high
122°FSep 5, 2020
Record low
56°FSep 30, 2019
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
29.0
Daylight
12 h 51 min to 11 h 52 min
Cloud cover
21%
Humidity
31%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
6.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Sep 1104°F80°F115°F 200763°F 19992%
Sep 2104°F80°F113°F 201065°F 19992%
Sep 3104°F80°F117°F 201064°F 19992%
Sep 4104°F80°F116°F 202063°F 20002%
Sep 5103°F80°F122°F 202065°F 20162%
Sep 6103°F79°F120°F 202067°F 20162%
Sep 7103°F79°F112°F 201169°F 20012%
Sep 8103°F79°F116°F 201867°F 20102%
Sep 9103°F79°F115°F 202363°F 20102%
Sep 10102°F78°F113°F 202463°F 20102%
Sep 11102°F78°F112°F 200963°F 20052%
Sep 12102°F78°F113°F 202161°F 20052%
Sep 13102°F77°F112°F 202159°F 20052%
Sep 14102°F77°F110°F 200061°F 20052%
Sep 15101°F77°F112°F 200060°F 20162%
Sep 16101°F77°F111°F 202064°F 20052%
Sep 17101°F76°F113°F 202063°F 20072%
Sep 18101°F76°F110°F 202063°F 20052%
Sep 19100°F76°F112°F 200063°F 20102%
Sep 20100°F75°F109°F 201258°F 20042%
Sep 21100°F75°F110°F 200361°F 20072%
Sep 2299°F75°F110°F 200361°F 20072%
Sep 2399°F74°F111°F 200259°F 20072%
Sep 2499°F74°F112°F 202461°F 20172%
Sep 2598°F74°F114°F 202460°F 19982%
Sep 2698°F73°F111°F 200959°F 19982%
Sep 2798°F73°F113°F 202460°F 19982%
Sep 2897°F73°F111°F 202461°F 19982%
Sep 2997°F72°F109°F 202460°F 20072%
Sep 3097°F72°F111°F 202056°F 20192%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Palm Desert, in percent.00.511.522.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

September 1
sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 7:11 PM
September 30
sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 6:31 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00044259 (Indio Fire Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093138, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.