Joshua Tree (CA) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Joshua Tree

Joshua Tree average temperature chart (Celsius) Joshua Tree average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Joshua Tree (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 13.7 15.9 17.4 20.9 25.9 31.6 35.7 34.6 31 25.2 18.2 14
°F 56.7 60.6 63.3 69.7 78.6 88.9 96.3 94.4 87.8 77.4 64.8 57.2

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Joshua Tree monthly rainfall chart (mm) Joshua Tree monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Joshua Tree (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 57 43 49 33 14 5 15 23 16 16 36 45
inches 2.2 1.7 1.9 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.6 1.4 1.8
Rainy days 4 4 5 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 4

Average annual rainfall in Joshua Tree: 269.933mm (106.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Joshua Tree

Joshua Tree average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Joshua Tree
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.5 9.2 9.9 11.3 11.3 12.1 12.5 11.9 10.8 9.8 8.7 8.3

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Joshua Tree average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Joshua Tree average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Joshua Tree (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 0.4 2 3.5 5.9 10.2 14.8 18.9 18 14.4 9.2 3.8 0.3
Max °C 14.1 16.2 17.7 21.3 26.3 32.1 36.2 35.1 31.4 25.6 18.6 14.4
Min °F 32.6 35.6 38.3 42.6 50.3 58.6 65.9 64.3 57.9 48.6 38.8 32.5
Max °F 45 48.4 51.1 56.5 64.8 74.1 81.5 79.7 73.2 63.3 52.2 45.1

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Joshua Tree average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Joshua Tree average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Joshua Tree in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 14.3 14.3 14.4 14.7 15.5 16.9 18.6 19.4 19.3 18.3 16.7 15.1
°F 57.8 57.7 57.9 58.4 59.9 62.3 65.5 67 66.8 65 62.1 59.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Joshua Tree average winspeed by month (km/h) Joshua Tree average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Joshua Tree (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 13 14 16 17 16 16 16 15 14 13 13 12
mph 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Joshua Tree relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Joshua Tree
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
54% 53% 50% 45% 45% 44% 49% 52% 51% 51% 53% 55%