2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Palm Desert, CA vs Klamath Falls, OR

Highlights

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Klamath Falls. Palm Desert averages 269 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Klamath Falls, Oregon gets 16.4 inches of rain, on average, per year. Palm Desert, California gets 4.7 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Klamath Falls averages 38.2 inches of snow per year. Palm Desert averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Klamath Falls, Oregon
Summer High: the July high is around 86.4 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20.5
Rain: averages 16.4 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38.2 inches of snow a year

Palm Desert, California
Summer High: the July high is around 107.6 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 45.3
Rain: averages 4.7 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Klamath Falls is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Oregon.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Palm Desert is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in California.

Today's Weather - Palm Desert, CA

104°F

Today's Weather - Klamath Falls, OR

72°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Palm Desert / Klamath Falls

July is the hottest month for Palm Desert with an average high temperature of 107.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in California. In Palm Desert, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Palm Desert are November, March and February.

July is the hottest month for Klamath Falls with an average high temperature of 86.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oregon. In Klamath Falls, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Klamath Falls are September, June and August.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Palm Desert with an average of 44.2°. This is warmer than most places in California.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Klamath Falls with an average of 20.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Oregon.

In Palm Desert, there are 175.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in California.

In Klamath Falls, there are 25.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Oregon.

In Palm Desert, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in California.

In Klamath Falls, there are 183.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Oregon.

In Palm Desert, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in California.

In Klamath Falls, there are 2.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Oregon.

February is the wettest month in Palm Desert with 0.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 54% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 4.7 inches in Palm Desert means that it is one of the driest places in California.


December is the wettest month in Klamath Falls with 2.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 41% of yearly precipitation and 13% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 16.4 inches in Klamath Falls means that it is drier than most places in Oregon.

January is the rainiest month in Palm Desert with 2.8 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 0.1 rainy days. There are 13.5 rainy days annually in Palm Desert, which is one of the least rainy places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 53% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 10% chance of a rainy day.

December is the rainiest month in Klamath Falls with 12.8 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 2.5 rainy days. There are 95.1 rainy days annually in Klamath Falls, which is less rainy than most places in Oregon. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 38% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 11% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Palm Desert, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California.

An annual snowfall of 38.2 inches in Klamath Falls means that it is one of the snowiest places in Oregon.

Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Palm Desert.

December is the snowiest month in Klamath Falls with 12.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.