Death Valley National Park
14 to 38°C
temperature
3629 hours
sunshine per day
37 mm
rain
336 days
dry
29 days
rain
0 days
snow

Climate of Death Valley National Park

Death Valley National Park has a desert climate. The daytime temperature is warm to hot, while it can also be cold at night. You won't have rain here anytime soon. The average annual temperature for Death Valley National Park is 49° degrees and there is about 14 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 324 days a year with an average humidity of 26% and an UV-index of 6.

Climate averages for the whole year

  • Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 14°C and 38°C
  • Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 6°C and 28°C
  • Rain: it rains 29 days and there is a total of approximately 37 mm rainfall
  • Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3629 sun hours
Maximum temperature: between 14°C and 38°C
Warmest month: 38°C in July
Coldest month: 14°C in December
Night temperature: between 6°C and 28°C
Dry days: 336 days
Days with rain: 29 days
Days with snow: 0 days
Total rain sum: 37 mm
Hours of sunshine: 3629 hours

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Death Valley National Park.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Death Valley National Park.

Climate table of Death Valley National Park

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Death Valley National Park. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Death Valley National Park might be like in a given month.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day temp. (°F) 59 62 70 76 85 97 101 99 93 80 67 57
Night temp. (°F) 43 45 52 58 66 75 82 80 74 63 50 42
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Precipitation (inch) 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1
Days with rain 2 3 4 3 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 3
Dry days 29 25 27 27 29 29 27 29 29 29 28 28
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sun hours per day 7 7 9 12 12 12 12 12 11 9 7 7
Wind force (Bft) 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
UV-index 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 8 7 5 4 3

Best time to visit Death Valley National Park

The best time to visit Death Valley National Park is March through May and October and November. In this period you have a warm temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Death Valley National Park is 101°F in July and the lowest is 57°F in December.

Climate of Death Valley National Park by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Death Valley National Park? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

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