Tijuana vs Palm Springs: which is sunnier?
🇲🇽 Mexico vs 🇺🇸 United States · 150 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Tijuana and Palm Springs are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 3,734 vs 3,777 hours a year. Month by month it's balanced: each has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 months, with 2 within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
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At a glance
| Tijuana | Palm Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,734 | 3,777 |
| Sunniest month | May (99/100) | April (99/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 85/100 | 95/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 98/100 | 3/100 |
| Rain / year | 268 mm | 127 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 10 (very high) | 10 (very high) |
Tijuana vs Palm Springs month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tijuana | Palm Springs | Tijuana | Palm Springs | Tijuana | Palm Springs | |
| January | 85 | 96 | 19° | 20° | 41 | 23 |
| February | 82 | 96 | 19° | 21° | 55 | 23 |
| March | 95 | 98 | 21° | 25° | 29 | 10 |
| April | 97 | 99 | 22° | 29° | 17 | 6 |
| May | 99 | 80 | 24° | 34° | 7 | 2 |
| June | 97 | 10 | 27° | 41° | 14 | 0 |
| July | 99 | 0 | 30° | 43° | 4 | 9 |
| August | 99 | 0 | 31° | 42° | 4 | 8 |
| September | 99 | 40 | 30° | 38° | 6 | 6 |
| October | 97 | 99 | 26° | 31° | 15 | 8 |
| November | 95 | 98 | 22° | 24° | 25 | 10 |
| December | 76 | 88 | 18° | 19° | 51 | 22 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Palm Springs · Feb Palm Springs · Mar Palm Springs · Apr even · May Tijuana · Jun Tijuana · Jul Tijuana · Aug Tijuana · Sep Tijuana · Oct even · Nov Palm Springs · Dec Palm Springs.
When to pick which
- November–February: Palm Springs (average score 95/100 vs 85). Daytime highs are similar (20°C vs 21°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Tijuana (average score 97/100 vs 92). Palm Springs is the warmer, around 29°C daytime highs vs 22°C.
- June–August: Tijuana (average score 98/100 vs 3). Palm Springs is the warmer, around 42°C daytime highs vs 29°C.
- September–October: Tijuana (average score 98/100 vs 70). Palm Springs is the warmer, around 35°C daytime highs vs 28°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Tijuana weather by month · Palm Springs weather by month · Best time to visit Mexico · Best time to visit United States.
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