Indio, California Weather
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Indio weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 7:17 AM PDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Clear later——99°78°—
- TuesdaySep 22Clear——100°73°+1°
- WednesdaySep 23Clear——100°77°0°
- ThursdaySep 24Overcast——102°83°+2°
- FridaySep 25Mostly Clear——102°83°0°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast——104°85°+2°
- SundaySep 27Overcast——101°83°-3°
Air quality now AQI 50 · Good
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM10 at 68.9 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.20 fine-to-coarse ratio under 12 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM10 at 68.9 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.20 fine-to-coarse ratio under 12 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.20
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- blown dust
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:03 PM
- Moonset
- 1:29 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Indio at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 89°F (high 99°F, low 78°F), 2°F above the 87°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: None in most years — 32°F in 30% of 1991–2020 years (NOAA station 3 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash; harvest summer squash, winter squash
16-Day Forecast — Indio
- Mon99°78°6%
- Tue100°73°0%
- Wed100°77°0%
- Thu102°83°6%
- Fri102°83°6%
- Sat104°85°3%
- Sun101°83°4%
- Mon102°79°6%
- Tue104°80°8%
- Wed108°85°13%
- Thu110°88°3%
- Fri110°89°13%
- Sat105°87°10%
- Sun100°82°10%
- Mon97°83°6%
- Tue90°78°3%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Indio
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Indio — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Year-round growing
As of September 21, sowing here runs through the year. Freezes are uncommon, so there is no frost date to plan around; heat and rainfall set the calendar instead. This city's planting calendar for September: plant lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, and squash; harvest summer squash and winter squash.
Sun & seasons in Indio
Indio sits in Riverside County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 24m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 54m — a swing of +4h 29m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Los Angeles, the state’s largest city, lies about 127 miles to the WNW. The nearest town Indio tracks is Joshua Tree, roughly 27 miles to the N.
Air quality in Indio
Air quality in Indio’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2022 (median AQI 77). See the full air-quality history for Indio.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| January | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| February | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| March | radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| April | tomatoes, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| May | squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| June | squash | tomatoes, peppers, summer squash, winter squash |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, squash | summer squash, winter squash |
| August | lettuce, peas, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | summer squash, winter squash |
| September | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | summer squash, winter squash |
| October | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| December | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
A year in weather
Indio's warmest month is July (~94°F mean) and its coldest is December (~57°F). Rainfall peaks in January (0.7 inches) and bottoms out in June (0.0 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 0.7″ | 2 |
| February | 62° | 0.6″ | 1 |
| March | 69° | 0.3″ | 1 |
| April | 75° | 0.1″ | 0 |
| May | 81° | 0.0″ | 0 |
| June | 89° | 0.0″ | 0 |
| July | 94° | 0.1″ | 0 |
| August | 94° | 0.3″ | 0 |
| September | 89° | 0.1″ | 0 |
| October | 78° | 0.1″ | 0 |
| November | 66° | 0.2″ | 0 |
| December | 57° | 0.5″ | 1 |
Regional context
Similar climates Bermuda Dunes, CA, Desert Palms, CA, Coachella, CA
By the nearest station's NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Indio sees 59°F Januarys and 94°F Julys, a 35°F range, plus around 2.9 inches of precipitation across 6 days.
Precipitation in Indio peaks in the cool season: January averages 0.7 inches across 1.7 storm-fed days, while June bottoms out at 0.0 inches over just 0.0 rainy days. That groups Indio with places like Bermuda Dunes, CA, Desert Palms, CA and Coachella, CA on the same cool-season storm track.
Indio rarely sees a hard freeze — its coldest month sits near 57°F — so planting spans most of the calendar. Heat peaks in July around 94°F, which confines cool-season crops to the shoulders of summer. Indio's open lawns chill fastest on clear nights.
Similar climates: Bermuda Dunes, CA, Desert Palms, CA, Coachella, CA, La Quinta, CA, Indian Wells, CA.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Indio?
- Most years Indio doesn't freeze: the nearest NOAA station reached 32°F in 30% of 1991–2020 years, so Indio has no reliable frost date.
- What is the rainy season in Indio?
- Rainfall in Indio peaks in January near 0.7 inches, out of about 3 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Indio?
- On average July tops the year in Indio at about 94°F.
- What is the coldest month in Indio?
- The coldest stretch in Indio falls in December, around 57°F on average.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Indio?
- Start whenever suits in Indio — freezes are too rare for a frost date — and save lettuce and peas for Indio's coolest stretch, near 57°F.
- How many rainy days does Indio get?
- Indio records around 6 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Indio?
- Because Indio bottoms near 57°F in December, that winter low sets Indio's USDA zone — verify by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Indio?
- Indio's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Indio?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Indio in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Indio?
- Current conditions for Indio and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Indio forecast updated?
- The Indio forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Indio?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Indio are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Indio?
- The next few days in Indio's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Indio sits at 33.7°N; its climate zone is hot-summer Mediterranean (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Indio
- 92201
- 92203
- 92241