City of Indio
Indio began as an Indian Village, with Native Americans finding palm oases along the San Andreas Fault zone in the Indio Hills. The Whitewater River, flowing through the Valley to ancient lakes, provided attractive settlement locations.
Indio is the geographic mid point of both Riverside County and the Coachella Valley. The Valley is 50 miles long and runs from Palm Springs to the Salton Sea. It is known as both a desert resort and a major agricultural area. Indio is about 75 miles north of the California-Baja California Mexican border and 125 miles east of the center of the Los Angeles metropolitan complex and 15 miles east of Palm Springs. It is the halfway point for all the weekly Southern Californians who make the weekend and holiday trips to the Colorado River and the Glamis Off Road recreational facilities.
The area is characterized by clean, dry air, blue skies, pleasant winters, infrequent rainfall, moderate afternoon breezes with occasional gusts or wind storms, hot summers and sunshine 350 days a year. The average summer temperature range is from a low of 75° to slightly over 100°. The average winter temperatures are within a range of a low of 40° to a high of 70°. The average yearly rainfall in Indio is 3.20 inches, with some years producing no measurable rainfall. Visibility is usually 10 miles.
Indio began as an Indian Village, with Native Americans finding palm oases along the San Andreas Fault zone in the Indio Hills. The Whitewater River, flowing through the Valley to ancient lakes, provided attractive settlement locations.
Indio is the geographic mid point of both Riverside County and the Coachella Valley. The Valley is 50 miles long and runs from Palm Springs to the Salton Sea. It is known as both a desert resort and a major agricultural area. Indio is about 75 miles north of the California-Baja California Mexican border and 125 miles east of the center of the Los Angeles metropolitan complex and 15 miles east of Palm Springs. It is the halfway point for all the weekly Southern Californians who make the weekend and holiday trips to the Colorado River and the Glamis Off Road recreational facilities.
The area is characterized by clean, dry air, blue skies, pleasant winters, infrequent rainfall, moderate afternoon breezes with occasional gusts or wind storms, hot summers and sunshine 350 days a year. The average summer temperature range is from a low of 75° to slightly over 100°. The average winter temperatures are within a range of a low of 40° to a high of 70°. The average yearly rainfall in Indio is 3.20 inches, with some years producing no measurable rainfall. Visibility is usually 10 miles.