Best Time to Drive from Cathedral City to Hemet

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 63 minutes via I-10 West, usually 57 at this time.

Only 10% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Cathedral City to Hemet by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	57	57	57	58	58	61	60	61	62	61	60	60	61	62	62	60
Tue	57	57	57	57	58	59	59	59	61	61	60	59	59	59	61	61	58
Wed	57	57	57	57	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	59	59	60	58
Thu	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	60	60	59
Fri	57	58	58	58	60	60	60	61	63	61	60	58	58	59	60	59	58
Sat	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	58	57	57	57	57	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Cathedral City to Hemet (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 1 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (31 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cathedral City to central Hemet along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Cathedral City to Hemet?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Cathedral City to Hemet?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 57 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cathedral City to Hemet?

Leaving around 1 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	57	57	57	58	58	61	60	61	62	61	60	60	61	62	62	60
Tue	57	57	57	57	58	59	59	59	61	61	60	59	59	59	61	61	58
Wed	57	57	57	57	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	59	59	60	58
Thu	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	60	60	59
Fri	57	58	58	58	60	60	60	61	63	61	60	58	58	59	60	59	58
Sat	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	58	57	57	57	57	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	57	57	57	58	58	61	60	61	62	61	60	60	61	62	62	60
Tue	57	57	57	57	58	59	59	59	61	61	60	59	59	59	61	61	58
Wed	57	57	57	57	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	59	59	60	58
Thu	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	60	60	59
Fri	57	58	58	58	60	60	60	61	63	61	60	58	58	59	60	59	58
Sat	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	58	57	57	57	57	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	57	57	57	58	58	61	60	61	62	61	60	60	61	62	62	60
Tue	57	57	57	57	58	59	59	59	61	61	60	59	59	59	61	61	58
Wed	57	57	57	57	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	59	59	60	58
Thu	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	60	60	59
Fri	57	58	58	58	60	60	60	61	63	61	60	58	58	59	60	59	58
Sat	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	58	57	57	57	57	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57