Temperature for January
In Palm Springs, CA during January the average high temperature is 71.8°F. The hottest day on record was January 31, 2003 when the temperature hit 93.9°F.
Precipitation for January
In January the average monthly rainfall in Palm Springs, CA is 0.73 inches with rain usually falling on between 2 and 3 days. 2012 was the driest January with only 0.00 inches of rain falling, and 1981 was the wettest January with 5.59 inches of rain. The wettest single day in January was 3 January 1975 when 2.09 inches of rain fell.
In January it usually snows on between 0 and 1 days. In January there have been some years when thunderstorms have occurred, although there are other years when there hasn't been a thunderstorm in January.