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La Quinta, CA

Earthquake hazard, typical weather and growing season from public federal data. Population 39,331.

Flood zone: it depends on the exact parcel

There is no such thing as a flood zone for a whole city. Two houses on the same street can sit in different zones, and it is the single fact here that changes most over a short distance. So this page does not guess one.

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Earthquake hazard very-high

Design category D

Very high seismic hazard — at or near a major active fault. Very strong ground shaking is likely and the most stringent seismic-design provisions apply. A site-specific ground-motion study is typically required. The ASCE 7 Seismic Design Category here is D. (Short-period design value Ss ≈ 1.5 g — the standard headline measure of ground-shaking hazard.)

USGS Seismic Design Web Services (ASCE 7), assuming Site Class D — stiff or unknown soil. Real soil conditions can move the category either way.

Typical weather

105.8° in July, 45.3° in December

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Any individual year can differ substantially.

MonthHighLowRainSnow
Jan70.3°46.8°0.65"0"
Feb73.3°51°0.59"0"
Mar79.9°57.2°0.32"0"
Apr85.8°63.1°0.07"0"
May93.1°69.3°0.02"0"
Jun101.7°76.6°0"0"
Jul105.8°82.5°0.05"0"
Aug105.2°82.5°0.26"0"
Sep100.8°76.5°0.13"0"
Oct90.5°65.8°0.15"0"
Nov78°53°0.19"0"
Dec68.8°45.3°0.49"0"

NOAA/NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals — station INDIO FIRE STN, CA US, 5.7 mi away.

Growing season zone 10a

365 frost-free days

Last spring frost around n/a, first fall frost around n/a. Roughly half of years see frost outside that window.

2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map and NOAA/NCEI 1991–2020 frost normals.

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