Coachella, California

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|28.95|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

The elevation is {{convert|68|ft|m}} below sea level, as the eastern half of the Coachella Valley is below sea level. The saltwater lake, [[Salton Sea]], {{convert|10|mi|km}} south of Coachella, is {{convert|228|ft|m}} below sea level.

===Climate===
This climate is dominated in all months by the subtropical [[anticyclone]], or subtropical high, with its descending air, elevated inversions, and clear skies. Although only a short distance from [[Banning, California]] which has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, it also lies in a [[rainshadow]] that allows Coachella only about one-fourth the precipitation of Banning. The [[Köppen Climate Classification]] subtype for this climate is [[Desert climate#Hot desert climates|"Bwh"]]. (Tropical and Subtropical Desert Climate).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=952440&cityname=Indio-California|title=Indio, California Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase.com}}</ref>

<div style="width:70%;">{{Weather box|location = Coachella, California (1981–2010 normals)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 95
|Feb record high F = 99
|Mar record high F = 104
|Apr record high F = 112
|May record high F = 116
|Jun record high F = 121
|Jul record high F = 123
|Aug record high F = 123
|Sep record high F = 121
|Oct record high F = 116
|Nov record high F = 102
|Dec record high F = 93
|year record high F = 123
|Jan high F = 70.7
|Feb high F = 73.9
|Mar high F = 80.5
|Apr high F = 87.5
|May high F = 95.6
|Jun high F = 103.6
|Jul high F = 108.1
|Aug high F = 107.3
|Sep high F = 101.7
|Oct high F = 91.1
|Nov high F = 78.4
|Dec high F = 69.3
|year high F = 89.0
|Jan low F = 45.5
|Feb low F = 48.0
|Mar low F = 52.2
|Apr low F = 57.4
|May low F = 64.4
|Jun low F = 71.0
|Jul low F = 77.6
|Aug low F = 77.6
|Sep low F = 71.7
|Oct low F = 62.5
|Nov low F = 51.8
|Dec low F = 44.2
|year low F = 60.3
|Jan record low F = 19
|Feb record low F = 24
|Mar record low F = 29
|Apr record low F = 34
|May record low F = 36
|Jun record low F = 44
|Jul record low F = 54
|Aug record low F = 52
|Sep record low F = 46
|Oct record low F = 30
|Nov record low F = 23
|Dec record low F = 23
|year record low F = 19
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.15
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.11
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.53
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.06
|May precipitation inch = 0.02
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.02
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.13
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.29
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.23
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.24
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.32
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.87
|year precipitation inch = 4.97
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 3.1
|Feb precipitation days = 3.2
|Mar precipitation days = 1.6
|Apr precipitation days = 0.6
|May precipitation days = 0.2
|Jun precipitation days = 0
|Jul precipitation days = 0.6
|Aug precipitation days = 0.9
|Sep precipitation days = 0.8
|Oct precipitation days = 0.7
|Nov precipitation days = 0.8
|Dec precipitation days = 1.9
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA >{{cite web |url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=sgx |title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date = 2013-05-03}}</ref>
}}</div>