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Death Valley (Furnace Creek) climate

United States · Mojave Desert · 36.460° N, 116.868° W

Köppen BWhhot desertArid

Hottest place on Earth: scorching summers, near-zero rainfall, below-sea-level desert basin.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C
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Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm
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Rain Snowfall

At a glance

Warmest month
July, 110°F / 44°C
Coldest month
January, 52°F / 11°C
Annual swing
58°F / 32°C
Wettest month
March
Driest month
July
Rain per year
4.5" / 113 mm
Snow per year
0.1" / 3 mm
Elevation
-184 ft / -56 m
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles

Monthly climate normals

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
MonthHigh °F/°CLow °F/°CRain in/mmSnow in/mmHumidityWind mph/km/hCloud
January66 / 1952 / 110.64 / 160.0 / 033%3.6 / 5.840%
February70 / 2153 / 120.58 / 150.0 / 124%4.3 / 6.929%
March74 / 2358 / 141.17 / 300.1 / 228%4.7 / 7.641%
April86 / 3069 / 200.16 / 40.0 / 018%4.4 / 7.130%
May93 / 3475 / 240.13 / 30.0 / 016%4.8 / 7.725%
June104 / 4085 / 290.02 / 10.0 / 013%4.7 / 7.621%
July110 / 4494 / 340.00 / 00.0 / 013%4.2 / 6.818%
August108 / 4291 / 330.60 / 150.0 / 017%3.6 / 5.815%
September100 / 3883 / 280.03 / 10.0 / 018%3.5 / 5.611%
October87 / 3170 / 210.03 / 10.0 / 018%3.2 / 5.114%
November74 / 2359 / 150.35 / 90.0 / 024%3.5 / 5.628%
December65 / 1953 / 120.75 / 190.0 / 035%3.3 / 5.346%

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