Palm Springs is a desert retreat of mid-century modern architecture, boutique hotels and palm-lined streets, with Joshua Tree and Coachella Valley hikes close by. It is the place for slow poolside days between October and April.
Month by month
Best: January, February, March, April, May, November, December
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Avoid Poor OK Good Excellent Peak
Worth avoiding: July, August, September.
How long to stay
3–4 days is the sweet spot.
Flight time
About 5.5h from the US East Coast, 11.5h from Europe, 19h from South Asia.
Good to know
- From June through September it regularly tops 105F; many restaurants and hotels slash prices and the town goes quiet.
- Book a modernism tour in February during Modernism Week, or earlier; hotels sell out.
- Take the Aerial Tramway early; temperatures at the top are 30 degrees cooler than the valley floor.
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