When to go · Palm Desert
Palm Desert in September
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Sep (extreme heat), and the Coachella and Stagecoach festival weekends in April for traffic and room rates.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 38°C (100°F)100°F (38°C) / 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 1
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Sep (extreme heat), and the Coachella and Stagecoach festival weekends in April for traffic and room rates.
Is another month better than September?
September is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in September
- Palm DesertHighs around 38 °C (100 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 1 dayHighs around 100 °F (38 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 1 day
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Labor Day big impact
1st Monday of September · United States
End of summer; last big road-trip weekend.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United States overall
- Medium
- Prices · United States overall
- Medium
United States overall: After Labor Day the crowds drop and parks stay open; Florida and the Gulf are at hurricane peak.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Palm Desert, side by side.
Verdict
Sep: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
Sep: 38 °C (100 °F)100 °F (38 °C)
Jan: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Night low
Sep: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Jan: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
Rain days
Sep: 1 (better)
Jan: 3
Crowds
Sep: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
Sep: Medium
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
Sep: 1
Jan: 0
September: Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Sep (extreme heat), and the Coachella and Stagecoach festival weekends in April for traffic and room rates.
January: Inside Palm Desert's best window: Nov–Apr.
Palm Desert: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen