October is one of the warmer months of the year in Desert Hot Springs, with average highs near 26.7°C and lows around 12.3°C (mean 19.5°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 8 mm of rainfall and 34% relative humidity across the period.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Desert Hot Springs. Across 45 years of records, the warmest October in Desert Hot Springs was 2024 — when the month averaged 24°C — while the coldest was 1984 at 16°C. Typical October days reach 26.7°C with nights near 12.3°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.6°C per decade.
October is about average for rainfall in Desert Hot Springs, averaging 8 mm of rainfall. The wettest October on record was 1987 with 53 mm, while the driest were 2019, 2020 and 2023, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Desert Hot Springs during October averages 34%. The most humid October was 1983 at 49%, and the least humid was 2019 at 21%.
October receives about 4.9 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Desert Hot Springs. The sunniest October was 2019 at 5.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1987 and 2010 at 4.4.
Average wind speed in Desert Hot Springs during October is 2.1 m/s. The windiest Octobers were 1981, 1984 and 2009 at 2.5 m/s, while the calmest was 1987 at 1.6 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 18.2°C | 19.4°C | 19.2°C | 20.0°C | 21.2°C | +3°C |
| Avg High | 25.3°C | 26.8°C | 26.4°C | 27.1°C | 28.3°C | +3°C |
| Avg Low | 11.1°C | 12.0°C | 12.1°C | 12.8°C | 14.2°C | +3.1°C |
| Avg Rain | 11 mm | 5 mm | 9 mm | 9 mm | 4 mm | -7 mm |
October temperatures in Desert Hot Springs have risen by about 3.7°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
October has ranged from a record low of 0.4°C (2019) to a record high of 39.6°C (2024).
Rainfall in October is about average for rainfall, averaging 8 mm, with a wettest year of 53 mm.
One of the best times to visit Desert Hot Springs
October is one of the best times to visit Desert Hot Springs. Expect days averaging 26.7°C and nights around 12.3°C (mean 19.5°C) — warmer than Desert Hot Springs's yearly average — with low rainfall (8 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27.4°C | 20.1°C | 12.9°C | 30.6°C | 6.2°C | 7 mm | 39% | 2 m/s | 5 |
| 2024 🔥 | 31.1°C | 24.0°C | 16.8°C | 39.6°C | 5.7°C | 0 mm | 24% | 1.8 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 28.2°C | 20.8°C | 13.4°C | 35.4°C | 5.7°C | 0 mm | 31% | 2.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2022 | 27.4°C | 21.5°C | 15.5°C | 33.3°C | 5.4°C | 12 mm | 39% | 1.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2021 | 25.0°C | 18.0°C | 11.0°C | 31.6°C | 4.8°C | 5 mm | 37% | 2.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2020 | 30.6°C | 23.0°C | 15.4°C | 37.0°C | 4.3°C | 0 mm | 24% | 2.1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2019 | 26.1°C | 18.5°C | 10.8°C | 32.3°C | 0.4°C | 0 mm | 21% | 2.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2018 | 25.1°C | 18.6°C | 12.2°C | 30.1°C | 5.4°C | 34 mm | 45% | 2.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2017 | 29.0°C | 21.0°C | 13.1°C | 32.9°C | 8.3°C | 0 mm | 26% | 2.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2016 | 28.3°C | 20.9°C | 13.5°C | 32.3°C | 8.7°C | 7 mm | 37% | 2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2015 | 27.2°C | 21.0°C | 14.9°C | 33.5°C | 10.1°C | 14 mm | 44% | 2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2014 | 29.3°C | 22.1°C | 14.9°C | 33.8°C | 9.6°C | 0 mm | 29% | 1.7 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2013 | 25.0°C | 17.5°C | 10.0°C | 32.5°C | 3.9°C | 3 mm | 31% | 2.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2012 | 28.2°C | 20.6°C | 13.0°C | 37.0°C | 7.4°C | 1 mm | 33% | 2.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2011 | 28.0°C | 20.6°C | 13.3°C | 34.0°C | 5.8°C | 3 mm | 27% | 2.1 m/s | 5 |
| 2010 | 25.2°C | 18.7°C | 12.2°C | 33.5°C | 5.1°C | 23 mm | 47% | 2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2009 | 25.0°C | 17.6°C | 10.1°C | 32.9°C | 3.1°C | 0 mm | 33% | 2.5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2008 | 27.9°C | 20.6°C | 13.3°C | 34.6°C | 3.8°C | 0 mm | 24% | 2.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2007 | 26.0°C | 18.5°C | 11.0°C | 32.5°C | 5.2°C | 0 mm | 31% | 2.4 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2006 | 25.0°C | 17.8°C | 10.6°C | 32.5°C | 5.8°C | 4 mm | 36% | 2.1 m/s | 5 |
| 2005 | 25.5°C | 18.4°C | 11.2°C | 33.5°C | 7.7°C | 33 mm | 42% | 2.1 m/s | 5 |
| 2004 | 24.4°C | 17.8°C | 11.2°C | 32.9°C | 3.0°C | 42 mm | 45% | 2.2 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2003 | 30.8°C | 23.6°C | 16.4°C | 34.9°C | 4.0°C | 0 mm | 26% | 1.9 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2002 | 25.5°C | 18.4°C | 11.3°C | 33.0°C | 6.4°C | 1 mm | 39% | 1.9 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2001 | 29.3°C | 21.9°C | 14.5°C | 33.1°C | 10.7°C | 0 mm | 27% | 1.9 m/s | 5 |
| 2000 | 24.1°C | 17.6°C | 11.0°C | 34.3°C | 3.1°C | 11 mm | 48% | 2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1999 | 29.5°C | 21.7°C | 14.0°C | 36.2°C | 8.1°C | 7 mm | 22% | 2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1998 | 25.3°C | 18.0°C | 10.6°C | 31.0°C | 5.3°C | 3 mm | 34% | 2.2 m/s | 5 |
| 1997 | 24.5°C | 17.3°C | 10.0°C | 33.6°C | 3.3°C | 6 mm | 42% | 2.2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1996 | 25.5°C | 18.2°C | 10.9°C | 36.3°C | 0.8°C | 7 mm | 32% | 2.4 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1995 | 28.0°C | 20.3°C | 12.6°C | 34.3°C | 4.9°C | 0 mm | 24% | 2 m/s | 5 |
| 1994 | 25.1°C | 17.9°C | 10.8°C | 31.1°C | 7.2°C | 4 mm | 33% | 1.9 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1993 | 26.3°C | 19.1°C | 11.8°C | 35.1°C | 6.5°C | 1 mm | 34% | 2.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1992 | 27.1°C | 20.1°C | 13.0°C | 34.0°C | 7.0°C | 15 mm | 37% | 2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1991 | 28.4°C | 21.1°C | 13.9°C | 35.6°C | 0.6°C | 7 mm | 32% | 2.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1990 | 28.1°C | 20.3°C | 12.6°C | 32.1°C | 5.5°C | 3 mm | 27% | 1.9 m/s | 5 |
| 1989 | 25.9°C | 18.2°C | 10.6°C | 32.9°C | 2.6°C | 3 mm | 32% | 2.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1988 | 29.8°C | 22.4°C | 14.9°C | 34.1°C | 9.3°C | 0 mm | 30% | 1.8 m/s | 5 |
| 1987 🌧️ | 26.7°C | 20.3°C | 13.8°C | 35.3°C | 7.5°C | 53 mm | 44% | 1.6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1986 | 24.0°C | 16.9°C | 9.9°C | 29.1°C | 4.7°C | 12 mm | 37% | 1.9 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1985 | 25.5°C | 18.5°C | 11.4°C | 32.7°C | 5.1°C | 3 mm | 38% | 2.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1984 ❄️ | 23.2°C | 16.0°C | 8.7°C | 31.0°C | 3.6°C | 1 mm | 36% | 2.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1983 | 24.7°C | 18.1°C | 11.5°C | 28.2°C | 8.5°C | 18 mm | 49% | 1.8 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 24.6°C | 17.3°C | 9.9°C | 29.8°C | 4.6°C | 3 mm | 28% | 2.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 23.7°C | 16.3°C | 8.9°C | 29.7°C | 3.0°C | 4 mm | 36% | 2.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded October data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in October is around 26.7°C with lows near 12.3°C (mean 19.5°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
October averages 8 mm of rainfall in Desert Hot Springs, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 53 mm in 1987.
The hottest October reached 39.6°C in 2024. The coldest dipped to 0.4°C in 2019.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average October temperatures have risen by about 3.7°C. Daytime highs moved from 24.3°C to 27.8°C and overnight lows from 10.1°C to 13.9°C over the same span.
October is one of the warmer months of the year in Desert Hot Springs and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 26.7°C daytime highs and 12.3°C at night.
Not quite — October is the 7th coolest month in Desert Hot Springs, averaging 19.5°C.
For October in Desert Hot Springs, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 26.7°C and lows of 12.3°C.
Relative humidity in October averages 34% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in October is 2.1 m/s. The windiest October on record averaged 2.5 m/s (1981).
The wettest October on record was 1987 with 53 mm. On average, October sees 8 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Desert Hot Springs behaves each October, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for October specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
