Climateby Month

Furnace Creek, CA climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · -192 ft elevation

Summers in Furnace Creek are very hot; winters are mild. Highs peak at 117°F in July and fall to 66°F in December. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 0 to 3 a month. Snow is rare. The most comfortable time to visit is January and February.

Warmest month
117°F
July normal high
Coldest month
41°F
December normal low
Wet days a year
16
2.2 in of precipitation
Hot days a year
197
90°F or hotter

How warm is Furnace Creek?

Normal highs range from 66°F in December to 117°F in July.

40°60°80°100°120° January: normal high 67°F (19°C), low 43°F (6°C) February: normal high 74°F (23°C), low 49°F (9°C) March: normal high 83°F (28°C), low 57°F (14°C) April: normal high 91°F (33°C), low 65°F (18°C) May: normal high 101°F (38°C), low 75°F (24°C) June: normal high 111°F (44°C), low 84°F (29°C) July: normal high 117°F (47°C), low 91°F (33°C) 117° 91° August: normal high 116°F (47°C), low 89°F (32°C) September: normal high 108°F (42°C), low 79°F (26°C) October: normal high 93°F (34°C), low 64°F (18°C) November: normal high 77°F (25°C), low 51°F (11°C) December: normal high 66°F (19°C), low 41°F (5°C) 66° 41° JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Furnace Creek?

February has the most wet days (about 3); the year brings about 2.2 in of precipitation.

January: 2 wet days February: 3 wet days 3 March: 2 wet days April: 1 wet days May: 1 wet days June: 0 wet days 0 July: 1 wet days August: 1 wet days September: 1 wet days October: 1 wet days November: 1 wet days December: 2 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How humid is Furnace Creek?

Humidity data is not available for this location.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.7 hours in December to 14.6 hours in June.

January: 10.0 hours of daylight February: 10.9 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.1 hours of daylight May: 14.1 hours of daylight June: 14.6 hours of daylight 14.6 July: 14.4 hours of daylight August: 13.5 hours of daylight September: 12.4 hours of daylight October: 11.3 hours of daylight November: 10.2 hours of daylight December: 9.7 hours of daylight 9.7 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Furnace Creek, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysDaylight
January 67°F43°F 0.4 in2 10.0 h
February 74°F49°F 0.5 in3 10.9 h
March 83°F57°F 0.3 in2 12.0 h
April 91°F65°F 0.1 in1 13.1 h
May 101°F75°F 0.03 in1 14.1 h
June 111°F84°F 0.05 in0 14.6 h
July 117°F91°F 0.1 in1 14.4 h
August 116°F89°F 0.1 in1 13.5 h
September 108°F79°F 0.2 in1 12.4 h
October 93°F64°F 0.1 in1 11.3 h
November 77°F51°F 0.1 in1 10.2 h
December 66°F41°F 0.3 in2 9.7 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Furnace Creek

By our comfort score, the best months are January and February.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 732110
Feb 762010
Mar 631217
Apr 484018
May 400027
Jun 390030
Jul 380031
Aug 360031
Sep 340129
Oct 392022
Nov 701802
Dec 701810

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. Comfortable days here are judged by temperature only (no humidity station nearby). How the score works.

Frost dates in Furnace Creek

The last spring frost typically comes around Jan 1, and the first fall frost around Dec 19, leaving 350 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Furnace Creek
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Jan 1after Jan 21
First fall frost (32°F)Dec 19before Dec 4
Hard freeze (28°F)in about 24% of years; no typical date
Frost-free season350 daysunder 329 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: Death Valley NP (USC00042319), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in California.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 130°F (August 16, 2020); the lowest was 22°F (January 2, 1991, and 1 other day).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

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Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, snowfall, snow depth and frost dates: Death Valley NP (USC00042319), 0.4 mi NE of the city center, -194 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Not available for this location: humidity and wind by hour, cloud cover and daily humidity and wind (no station close enough or similar enough in elevation).

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error