Death Valley CA Average Temperatures by Month

The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Death Valley, California during each month of the year.

The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for Death Valley, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.

Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.

To find out how often it rises over 80, 90 or 100 °F each month in Death Valley, scroll down farther. There are also counts of nights with warm temperatures and days with cold weather.

The Death Valley weather data were recorded at Furnace Creek in Death Valley National Park, at an elevation of 194 feet (59 metres) below sea level. The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 measurements.

10-year temperature averages for Death Valley, 2010 to 2019
High °F	Low °F		High °C	Low °C
68	41	January	20	5
75	48	February	24	9
84	57	March	29	14
93	65	April	34	18
99	73	May	37	23
113	85	June	45	30
118	91	July	48	33
116	89	August	47	31
108	79	September	42	26
93	64	October	34	18
78	49	November	25	10
66	41	December	19	5
93	65	Year	34	18

30-year temperature averages for Death Valley, 1991 to 2020
High °F	Low °F		High °C	Low °C
67	43	January	20	6
74	49	February	23	9
83	57	March	28	14
91	65	April	33	18
101	75	May	38	24
111	84	June	44	29
117	91	July	47	33
116	89	August	47	32
108	79	September	42	26
93	64	October	34	18
77	51	November	25	10
66	41	December	19	5
92	66	Year	33	19

Days of Hot Weather in Death Valley

The temperature regularly tops 100 degrees Fahrenheit from April to October in Death Valley, including every day in July and August. When the days reach 100 or more, the nighttime temperatures usually remain above 70 degrees.

Days per month in Death Valley of at least 80, 90 or 100 °F
	80 °F 27 °C	90 °F 32 °C	100 °F 38 °C
January	1	0	0
February	7	0	0
March	20	7	0
April	27	18	5
May	31	27	18
June	30	30	28
July	31	31	31
August	31	31	31
September	30	29	26
October	29	22	8
November	12	2	0
December	1	0	0
Year	249	197	147

Average number of days monthly in Death Valley that stay above 50, 60 or 70 °F
	50 °F 10 °C	60 °F 16 °C	70 °F 21 °C
January	2	0	0
February	7	1	0
March	23	6	0
April	29	19	5
May	31	29	19
June	30	30	28
July	31	31	31
August	31	31	31
September	30	30	24
October	29	19	4
November	11	1	0
December	2	0	0
Year	254	196	141

How Often Death Valley Has Cold Temperatures

Winter nights in Death Valley often get substantially cooler than the rest of the year. On about half of winter nights, the thermometer drops below 40 degrees.

The desert averages nine nights a year of freezing weather, which can occur anytime from November to February. Any overnight frost normally thaws the next day, as daytime highs are typically always above 50 degrees.

Death Valley Temperatures: Averages by Month

Days of Hot Weather in Death Valley

How Often Death Valley Has Cold Temperatures

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