Best Time to Drive from Cathedral City to Menifee

Right now (12:51 am PDT): about 72 minutes via I-10 West.

Only 8% 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 Menifee 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	71	71	71	71	72	72	76	75	76	77	75	74	75	76	78	77	74
Tue	71	71	71	71	72	73	73	74	77	76	75	73	73	74	76	75	73
Wed	71	72	71	71	72	73	73	73	74	74	73	72	72	73	74	74	73
Thu	71	72	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	75	73	73	74	75	74	73
Fri	71	72	72	72	74	75	75	76	78	76	74	72	72	73	75	73	72
Sat	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	73	74	74	73	71	71	71	71	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Cathedral City to Menifee (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 1 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 40 miles surface streets (45 to 52 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 Menifee 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 Menifee?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 71 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cathedral City to Menifee?

Leaving around 1 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	71	71	71	72	72	76	75	76	77	75	74	75	76	78	77	74
Tue	71	71	71	71	72	73	73	74	77	76	75	73	73	74	76	75	73
Wed	71	72	71	71	72	73	73	73	74	74	73	72	72	73	74	74	73
Thu	71	72	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	75	73	73	74	75	74	73
Fri	71	72	72	72	74	75	75	76	78	76	74	72	72	73	75	73	72
Sat	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	73	74	74	73	71	71	71	71	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	71	71	71	72	72	76	75	76	77	75	74	75	76	78	77	74
Tue	71	71	71	71	72	73	73	74	77	76	75	73	73	74	76	75	73
Wed	71	72	71	71	72	73	73	73	74	74	73	72	72	73	74	74	73
Thu	71	72	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	75	73	73	74	75	74	73
Fri	71	72	72	72	74	75	75	76	78	76	74	72	72	73	75	73	72
Sat	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	73	74	74	73	71	71	71	71	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	71	71	71	72	72	76	75	76	77	75	74	75	76	78	77	74
Tue	71	71	71	71	72	73	73	74	77	76	75	73	73	74	76	75	73
Wed	71	72	71	71	72	73	73	73	74	74	73	72	72	73	74	74	73
Thu	71	72	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	75	73	73	74	75	74	73
Fri	71	72	72	72	74	75	75	76	78	76	74	72	72	73	75	73	72
Sat	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	73	74	74	73	71	71	71	71	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71