Hot desert
Desert Hot Springs, California
Riverside County, California · Population 33k · 1,079 ft elevation
Living in Desert Hot Springs
Desert Hot Springs has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 106°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 45°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 5″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (88% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 80, with about 109 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Desert Hot Springs is an outdoor hub: about 64% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 7,200 ft around town.
Desert Hot Springs at a glance
- Population
- 33k
- Elevation
- 1,079 ft
- Average daily high
- 87°F99th percentile
- Average daily low
- 59°F90th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 5″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,931 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 8099th percentile
- Median home value
- $309k59th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,339/mo59th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k15th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.03%53th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.173th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 19%10th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%
- Violent crime rate
- 482 per 100k87th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,042 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 10099th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 55%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 64%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 7,152 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 68°F | 45°F | 1.4″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Feb | 71°F | 47°F | 1.1″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Mar | 78°F | 51°F | 0.6″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Apr | 86°F | 56°F | 0.1″ | — | 349 hrs |
| May | 92°F | 63°F | 0.0″ | — | 399 hrs |
| Jun | 101°F | 70°F | 0.0″ | — | 412 hrs |
| Jul | 106°F | 76°F | 0.3″ | — | 393 hrs |
| Aug | 105°F | 77°F | 0.2″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Sep | 100°F | 71°F | 0.2″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Oct | 89°F | 62°F | 0.2″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Nov | 76°F | 52°F | 0.3″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Dec | 66°F | 43°F | 0.8″ | — | 244 hrs |
Near Desert Hot Springs
- Garnet, CA · 7k
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- Cathedral City, CA · 52k
- Palm Springs, CA · 45k
- Yucca Valley, CA · 22k
- Thousand Palms, CA · 7.7k
- Rancho Mirage, CA · 17k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology