Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Poway

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 120 minutes via I-15 South, usually 103 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Poway 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	77	94	94	85	81	80	78	77	77	77	93	113	107	101	77	72	72
Tue	76	101	103	95	88	78	77	77	77	78	99	112	112	103	78	72	72
Wed	75	98	98	90	85	78	77	77	77	79	103	114	110	103	79	73	72
Thu	75	99	98	89	85	79	77	76	76	80	103	108	109	103	80	73	72
Fri	73	80	82	81	85	78	77	78	82	95	99	106	114	104	81	76	72
Sat	72	72	73	73	75	76	79	82	80	81	80	77	75	73	73	72	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	73	73	74	76	76	74	74	73	73	73	74	73	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Hemet to Poway (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 26 miles surface streets (33 to 75 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet to central Poway 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 Poway?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hemet to Poway?

The 71-mile drive usually takes 72 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Poway?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (29 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (5 miles)

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More drives

Poway to Hemet (return trip) · Hemet to Long Beach · Hemet to Anaheim · Hemet to Riverside · Hemet to Santa Ana · Hemet to Irvine · Hemet to San Bernardino · Hemet to Fontana · Hemet to Huntington Beach · Hemet to Oceanside · Hemet to Garden Grove · Hemet to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	94	94	85	81	80	78	77	77	77	93	113	107	101	77	72	72
Tue	76	101	103	95	88	78	77	77	77	78	99	112	112	103	78	72	72
Wed	75	98	98	90	85	78	77	77	77	79	103	114	110	103	79	73	72
Thu	75	99	98	89	85	79	77	76	76	80	103	108	109	103	80	73	72
Fri	73	80	82	81	85	78	77	78	82	95	99	106	114	104	81	76	72
Sat	72	72	73	73	75	76	79	82	80	81	80	77	75	73	73	72	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	73	73	74	76	76	74	74	73	73	73	74	73	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	94	94	85	81	80	78	77	77	77	93	113	107	101	77	72	72
Tue	76	101	103	95	88	78	77	77	77	78	99	112	112	103	78	72	72
Wed	75	98	98	90	85	78	77	77	77	79	103	114	110	103	79	73	72
Thu	75	99	98	89	85	79	77	76	76	80	103	108	109	103	80	73	72
Fri	73	80	82	81	85	78	77	78	82	95	99	106	114	104	81	76	72
Sat	72	72	73	73	75	76	79	82	80	81	80	77	75	73	73	72	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	73	73	74	76	76	74	74	73	73	73	74	73	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	94	94	85	81	80	78	77	77	77	93	113	107	101	77	72	72
Tue	76	101	103	95	88	78	77	77	77	78	99	112	112	103	78	72	72
Wed	75	98	98	90	85	78	77	77	77	79	103	114	110	103	79	73	72
Thu	75	99	98	89	85	79	77	76	76	80	103	108	109	103	80	73	72
Fri	73	80	82	81	85	78	77	78	82	95	99	106	114	104	81	76	72
Sat	72	72	73	73	75	76	79	82	80	81	80	77	75	73	73	72	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	73	73	74	76	76	74	74	73	73	73	74	73	71