November in Palm Desert, CA: peak season for golf — great conditions and a wide playing window. Best tee times: mid-morning through early afternoon.
| Average November Weather | |
|---|---|
| Avg daily high | 76°F |
| Avg daily low | 57°F |
| Rainy days | 1 / mo |
| Avg peak wind | 6.9 mph |
November marks a clear turning point on Palm Desert's golf calendar. October's 90F highs are gone — temperatures drop 14 degrees to a 76F average high — yet conditions fall squarely into the ideal 60–80F scoring range for the first time since spring. Wind eases to 6.9 mph, the second-calmest reading of any month, and precipitation stays at just one day, tied for the second-driest stretch of the year.
The 19F daily swing between the 57F low and 76F high is the practical thing to plan around. Morning tee times can feel genuinely cool in the desert air, so layering is more useful here than it sounds. By midday the conditions are about as close to textbook golf weather as the Coachella Valley produces, which is exactly why November carries a Peak Season badge.
With a 57F low and calm morning air, early tee times in November require a light layer that you'll shed by the turn — booking the 8–9 AM slot lets you play in the calmest part of the day, well within the 6.9 mph average. Demand rises sharply as Peak Season gets underway, so booking ahead for weekend rounds is advisable once you have firm travel dates. See how conditions rate hour by hour on our playability scale.
October plays 14 degrees hotter at a 90F average high, so November's arrival is a real reprieve — the course is no longer a heat-management exercise. Heading into December, the high drops another 8 degrees to 68F and precipitation days climb from 1 to 3, meaning November sits in a brief window between summer-adjacent heat and the slightly wetter, cooler winter pattern. If you can only pick one of the three months, November offers the most balanced combination of temperature, dryness, and calm wind.
Climate normals show the long-term picture, but day-to-day weather varies. Check today's live golf weather score for Palm Desert, CA for the current playability rating, hourly wind, temperature, and the recommended tee time window.
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November is one of the strongest months on the calendar, with average highs of 76F sitting squarely in the ideal 60–80F comfort range. Precipitation averages just one day for the month — tied for the second-driest of any month — and peak wind of 6.9 mph is the second-calmest reading of the year. It's the first month after summer where heat is no longer a real factor.
Average highs fall 14 degrees from October's 90F to November's 76F, a significant shift that changes how you schedule your round. In October, early morning tee times are almost mandatory to beat the heat; in November, that urgency disappears and midday rounds are comfortable. Precipitation stays the same at one day, so the main change coming in is purely temperature.