When to Go

With warm, sunny, clear and dry days, winter visitors find the area most attractive. There are more than 330 days of sunshine per year. The summer months are warm, but comfortable due to the low humidity and elevation above the rest of the valley.

The weather is consistently pleasant in Desert Hot Springs because of the San Jacinto Mountains. Rising nearly vertically 9,000 feet beside Desert Hot Springs, it is one of the steepest climbs in North America and the reason why the rain (and air pollution) in Los Angeles can't reach Desert Hot Springs.

Palm Springs is sheltered by the Little San Bernardino Mountains to the north, the Santa Rosa Mountains on the south, and the San Jacinto Mountains to the west. This geography gives Palm Springs its renowned warm, dry climate. Known for 354 days of sunshine and less than 6 inches of rain annually, winter temperatures average in the 70s with nights in the mid-high 40s. The dry desert heat of summer pushes daytime temperatures to the 100's.