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Coachella Valley BY THE season
Every Coachella Valley season has its charms. And with 350 days of sunshine every year and plenty of outdoor playtime, any season is a great time to enjoy your surroundings!
Winter
Dec. 1 - Feb. 15
Average High: 72° F / 22° C
Average Low: 45° F / 7° C
Seasonal Rainfall: 3.03”
Spring
Feb. 16 - April 30
Average High: 81° F / 27° C
Average Low: 51° F / 11° C
Seasonal Rainfall: 1.86”
While people in other parts of the country are bundled in heavy coats and shoveling snow; people in the Coachella Valley are practicing their golf swings. In the winter months, you’ll find bright sun and blue skies to keep you active.
Summer
May 1 - Sept. 15
Average High: 103° F / 39° C
Average Low: 71° F / 22° C
Seasonal Rainfall: 1.09”
Spring is absolutely stunning. The weather begins to warm up to perfection encouraging more outdoor exploration. From visiting hiking trails to art galleries you’ll quickly declare Spring as your favorite season!
Fall
Sept. 16 - Nov. 30
Average High: 90° F / 32° C
Average Low: 61° F / 16° C
Seasonal Rainfall: 0.79”
Summer is pool and evening event season. You’ll find plenty of activities to keep cool during the day and enjoy stunning evenings. From morning hikes to the finest outdoor dining destinations.
Fall doesn’t quite have the dramatic change that you find in other places. The days are still warm, if you stay out long enough into the evening you might find a slight chill in the air. Most residents find fall to be the perfect season for backyard socials.
TRAVEL & LOCATION
There are three airports that serve the Greater Palm Springs area, transporting more than 1.5 million passengers a year - Palm Springs International Airport (PSP), Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport and Bermuda Dunes Airport.
Palm Springs International Airport, or PSP, is ranked in the top 10 of America’s stress-free airports by SmarterTravel. PSP connects to the nation’s largest airline hubs and has 13 airlines flying non-stop to 30 destinations.
The other two, Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport and Bermuda Dunes, accommodate private aircraft and provides support and fueling services.
Amtrak and Greyhound Bus offer rail and road service to and from Greater Palm Springs. Once here, choose from car rental companies, limousines, shuttles, private cars, Uber, Lyft, taxis, and buses. SunLine Transit Agency offers local transportation with clean, natural gaspowered public vehicles. The major corridor through the area is Interstate 10, the fourthlargest interstate highway in the United States.
A playground to Hollywood stars and millions of weekend warriors – the Coachella Valley has expanded into a dynamic region with broad appealing amenities that continues to drive growth. It’s a region that embraces diversity, innovation, enterprise, and encourages people to live life to its fullest.
Welcome to the Coachella Valley.
Cathedral City By The Numbers
Cathedral City / California
“To discover Cathedral City is to begin a deepening relationship with a place that has all the essential ingredients for creating the life you want. That is if you want a life enriched by the time-honored values of integrity, hard work, self-reliance, community, acceptance, and pride of place.”
- DISCOVERCATHEDRALCITY.COM
LAID-BACK & PICTURESQUE
Drive through Cathedral City and take a step back in time to a place that is as friendly as it is beautiful. The stunning rock formations around the city, from which it derives its name, gives the city it’s natural beauty. Add to that scenic golf courses, sunny, blue skies, and a laid-back atmosphere and those who visit Cathedral City want to stay.
Cathedral City is the second largest city in the Coachella Valley and offers everything one would want or need within the city limits. There is plenty of shopping venues, restaurants of every cuisine, golf courses, a movie theater, the valley’s only iceskating rink and is just a 20-minute drive east of the world-famous resort town of Palm Springs.
The hometown, down-to-earth vibe one gets when visiting Cathedral City comes from the resident’s integrity and hard work ethics. This is evident with the many locally owned restaurants and businesses you’ll find throughout the city. And folks are happy to discover that Cathedral City is one of the more affordable places to live in the Coachella Valley, with excellent schools, appealing neighborhoods, and several community parks.
Downtown
The Civic Center Plaza in the heart of downtown Cathedral City plays a major role in community events, bringing friends and family together. Here you can enjoy locally grown produce every Sunday from October through April at the Farmers Market, the alluring hot air balloon festival each year and the architectural marvel of the interactive water sculpture, Fountain of Life. This engineering feat brings visitors from around the world and remains running year-round for residents, especially the children, to enjoy.
Plans to add a 125,000 square foot casino and mixed-use plaza to downtown, along with an outdoor amphitheater and playhouse will make the festive atmosphere of downtown an even more attractive place to live, work and raise a family.
Business Friendly
With easy commutes to Los Angeles and San Diego and quick access to Palm Springs International Airport, Cathedral City has a healthy business climate. From service based to retail, big box store to the small business owner, Cathedral City’s central location is prime for development opportunities.
“Cathedral City’s pro-business spirit and streamlined development process is a plus for attracting new businesses and supporting homegrown entrepreneurs,” says Leisa Lukes, Cathedral City’s economic development manager. “This is evidenced by the numerous locally owned restaurants flourishing in the community, the retail stores being constructed on Date Palm Drive, and new residential communities popping up throughout the city. In addition, the newly reconstructed I-10 interchange at Date Palm Drive enhances the community’s link with future growth opportunities.”
Shopping
Whether it’s vintage attire and home décor, luxury vehicles, or clothing, Cathedral City’s shopping district will keep you browsing all day long.
Perez Road is home to more than 200 business and is best known for its distinctive home interior décor and furnishings, home improvement and design showrooms, as well as many art galleries. Travel along East Palm Canyon Drive for your choice of automobiles with more than 12 dealers, including the electric Tesla Motors. The bargain shopper will enjoy the vast array of thrift stores and consignment boutiques along this stretch of highway as well as national retailers like Target, Trader Joes, Ross, and Big Lots.
