Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min5:35 am – 8:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min6:47 am – 4:41 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 108°F, lows 79°FColdest month December: highs 69°F, lows 45°F5 in of rain a year, on about 10 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare183 days above 90°F, 1 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Palm Springs station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsDesert Highland Parkpark · under a mileRuth Hardy Parkpark · 2.1 miMount San Jacinto State Parkstate park · 5.3 mi · 13,674 acresSan Bernardino National Forestnational forest · 7.9 mi · 673,393 acresMagnesia Spring Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 10.7 mi · 3,797 acresCoachella Valley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 12.7 mi · 3,603 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3,069 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970325 of magnitude 4+, 39 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 7.3 on 28 Jun 199224 mi away, The 1992 Landers, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Aug 202632 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighRiverside County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Very HighRiver flooding Very HighEarthquake Very HighLandslide Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality11% of days had good air in 202539 of 365 days measured217 moderate, 75 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 34 unhealthy daysMedian index 80, worst day 365main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Riverside County monitors, CA
Drinking waterDesert Water Agencyserves 74,807 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation651 ft198 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDesert Regional Medical Center1.9 miPost officePalm Springs Post Office2.9 miTown hallPalm Springs City Hall3.7 miPolicePalm Springs Police Department3.8 miFire stationPalm Springs Fire Department Station 31.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleElementaryVista Del Monte Elementary School1.1 miMiddleRaymond Cree Middle School1.8 miCollegeCalifornia State University - San Bernardino Palm Desert Campus13.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPalm Springs International Airport PSP3.7 miInterstateI-102.9 miUS highwayUS 24312 miAmtrakAmtrak Station PSN2.4 miCoachPalm Springs Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Chartered Vehicle2.7 miTransit15 stops within a mileSunLineSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 92263 ZIP area.
