Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Cathedral City

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 59 minutes via I-10 East, usually 57 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Hemet to Cathedral City 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	56	57	57	57	57	58	59	60	60	61	60	59	59	60	62	61	58
Tue	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	61	61	59	59	57	58	61	60	57
Wed	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	60	60	59	58	57	58	60	59	57
Thu	56	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	60	59	58	57	58	60	59	57
Fri	56	58	57	58	59	60	59	60	61	61	60	58	57	58	59	60	57
Sat	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	59	58	58	57	57	57	57	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Hemet to Cathedral City (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 pm on Mondays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (31 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet to central Cathedral City 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 Hemet to Cathedral City?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 56 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Cathedral City?

Leaving around 6:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (12 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	57	57	57	57	58	59	60	60	61	60	59	59	60	62	61	58
Tue	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	61	61	59	59	57	58	61	60	57
Wed	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	60	60	59	58	57	58	60	59	57
Thu	56	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	60	59	58	57	58	60	59	57
Fri	56	58	57	58	59	60	59	60	61	61	60	58	57	58	59	60	57
Sat	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	59	58	58	57	57	57	57	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	57	57	57	57	58	59	60	60	61	60	59	59	60	62	61	58
Tue	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	61	61	59	59	57	58	61	60	57
Wed	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	60	60	59	58	57	58	60	59	57
Thu	56	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	60	59	58	57	58	60	59	57
Fri	56	58	57	58	59	60	59	60	61	61	60	58	57	58	59	60	57
Sat	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	59	58	58	57	57	57	57	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	57	57	57	57	58	59	60	60	61	60	59	59	60	62	61	58
Tue	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	61	61	59	59	57	58	61	60	57
Wed	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	60	60	59	58	57	58	60	59	57
Thu	56	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	60	59	58	57	58	60	59	57
Fri	56	58	57	58	59	60	59	60	61	61	60	58	57	58	59	60	57
Sat	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	59	58	58	57	57	57	57	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57