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Weather in Joshua Tree, CA · National Weather Service + NOAA

Joshua Tree has hot summers

Joshua Tree has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 97°, a January night drops to 38°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Normal November highs come to 67°, and lows to 43°.

Winter 60°/38°Spring 75°/48°Summer 95°/67°Fall 79°/53°
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Sunrise 6:06 am · sunset 4:51 pm

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What stands out about Joshua Tree’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Hot summersJuly afternoons average 97°, hotter than 98% of U.S. towns.Warming faster than mostThe last 30 years averaged 1.8° warmer than the 1900s, a bigger shift than 88% of U.S. towns.A dry climateJust 8 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 99% of U.S. towns.Plenty of 90° daysAbout 109 days a year reach 90°.
A normal year

Where today sits in Joshua Tree’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
60° / 38°
Snow is rare
Spring
75° / 48°
Last frost around Mar 14
Summer
95° / 67°
109 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
79° / 53°
First frost around Nov 28
26 daysuntil the usual first frost (Nov 28)
Best months to be outside
MarAprMayOctNov
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Joshua Tree get?About 2 inches a winter.When is it wettest?February, with 1.9 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.8° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Joshua Tree itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Yucca Valley, CA (4 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.