GEOGRAPHY
Palm Springs is located at 33°49′26″N, 116°31′49″W (33.823990, -116.530339).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 95.1 square miles (246.3 km²), of which, 94.2 square miles (244.1 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.2 km²) of it (0.88%) is water.

CLIMATE
Palm Springs is sheltered by the Little San Bernardino Mountains to the north, the Santa Rosa Mountains to the south, and the San Jacinto Mountains to the west. This geography gives Palm Springs its hot, dry climate, with 354 days of sunshine and less than 6 inches (150 mm) of rain annually.

Winter temperatures average in the 70s with nights in the low-to-mid 40s, but the dry desert heat of summer pushes daytime temperatures well above 100, with overnight temperatures in the mid-to-upper 70s. Average seasonal temperatures:

* January: Daytime highs of 70 °F (21 °C), with overnight lows of 40 °F (4 °C)
* April: Daytime highs of 87 °F (31 °C), with overnight lows of 52 °F (11 °C)
* July: Daytime highs of 108 °F (42 °C), with overnight lows of 73 °F (23 °C)
* October: Daytime highs of 91 °F (33 °C), with overnight lows of 57 °F (14 °C)

DEMOGRAPHICS
As of the 2000 census, there were 42,807 people, 20,516 households, and 9,457 families residing in the city. The population density was 454.2 people per square mile (175.4/km²).

There were 30,823 housing units at an average density of 327.0/sq mi (126.3/km²).
The racial makeup of the city was 78.33% White, 3.93% African American, 0.94% Native American, 3.83% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 9.78% from other races, and 3.06% from two or more races.