Fun Facts About Coachella Valley

You’ve probably heard of Coachella, but have you heard of Coachella Valley? It’s located in Southern California and regardless of your interests, it offers something for everyone. This desert valley with a population of over 443,000 is an interesting place, so let’s talk a little more about it and find out some facts that you may have never known before.

The Cities
Coachella Valley itself isn’t a city, but it is comprised of a bunch of towns, unincorporated communities, and cities. It’s here that you’ll find places that include Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Thousand Palms, La Quinta, Indian Wells, Indio, Palm Springs, Desert Hot Springs, Bermuda Dunes, Palm Desert, and Coachella. Each locale has something special about it, for example, Palm Springs is an extremely popular resort city with a lot of luxury to offer and Indio is best known as the host city for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

The Temperatures
Coachella Valley has quite a range of temperatures throughout the year. While December is usually the coldest month, July is typically the hottest. Let’s look at Indio as an example. The average low temperature in the city in January is 45-degrees while the average high is 72-degrees. While the average low of 80-degrees in July isn’t so bad, the average high the same month is 107-degrees, both of which are the averages as well for August.

The Events and Festivals
There are several well-known events that happen in the Coachella Valley. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is just one that occurs annually, and in 2017 it’s set to take place for six days over two weekends from April 14 – 23. In 2015 alone, the event brought in over $84 million (gross) in ticket sales and sold over 198,000 tickets. Also happening in Indio is the Stagecoach Festival which is a country music festival that’s set to take place from April 28 to 30th in 2017.

The Golf Courses
If you’re looking to do a little golfing in Coachella Valley, you’re certainly not short of options. There are a multitude of golf courses that you can head over to including Indian Wells Golf Resort, Desert Dunes Golf Club, Desert Willow Golf Resort, Indian Canyons Golf Resort, The Quarry at La Quinta, Shadow Hills Golf Club, and Indian Wells Golf Resort. You could easily spend days upon days golfing in the Coachella Valley if you desire to do so and still continue to go to new golf courses on the regular.

We could go on and on about Coachella Valley and all the awesomeness that it offers its residents and visitors – we didn’t even start with the shopping, restaurants, and other activities! – but after all the aforementioned, maybe you’re inspired to take a trip and see first-hand what it’s all about. It’s a great place to visit, just remember to find ways to stay cool if you’re planning on visiting in the summer.