Desert Hot Springs, CA: Climate Zone, Risk and Window Requirements
Local risk and climate data for Desert Hot Springs, CA are below, translated into plain terms for a window buyer rather than left as raw codes. Use it to check a proposed spec before you sign, not just to browse.
Licenses checked · California Contractors State License Board
3BIECC climate zone · ENERGY STAR South-Central zone
Desert Hot Springs's climate zone, in plain terms
Moisture and glass performance are handled by different parts of a window's spec sheet, and a Desert Hot Springs buyer benefits from checking both instead of assuming one implies the other.
Data: U.S. EPA / DOE, ENERGY STAR, ENERGY STAR Version 7.0 Climate Zones by County/ZIP (Windows, Doors, and Skylights) (V7.0); Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE Building America), Guide to Determining Climate Zone by County: Building America and IECC 2021 Updates (PNNL-33270) (2021 IECC), from the nearest NOAA station 9 mi away.
What FEMA's risk data says about Desert Hot Springs
FEMA scores Riverside County's winter-weather risk as Relatively Moderate and its flood risk as Very High.
Winter risk in Desert Hot Springs weighs on U-factor and condensation resistance; flood risk weighs more on sill height and drainage detailing than on the glass package.
Treat these as two separate conversations with a Desert Hot Springs contractor, not one.
- Hurricane
- Very Low
- Strong wind
- Relatively Moderate
- Winter weather
- Relatively Moderate
Data: FEMA, National Risk Index for Natural Hazards - County-level table, v1.20 (v1.20, December 2025).
Guides to finish before Desert Hot Springs window bids come in
- How to Read an NFRC Window Label Four numbers on one sticker decide most of a window's real-world performance. Here's what each one means.
- ENERGY STAR Window Criteria by Climate Zone ENERGY STAR splits the country into four zones, each with its own numbers. Here they are, and why the Northern zone works backward from the other three.
- Impact Windows vs. Shutters in Florida's Hurricane Zones Florida gives homeowners two paths to a protected opening. Here's how each one is tested, and where the HVHZ raises the bar further.
Desert Hot Springs's longest-licensed window installers
Oldest license first, newest last, pulled directly from the state's file. This list isn't for sale.
- Executive GlassVerify license
- Desert View Mirror & Glass INCVerify license
- Glass & Mirror Pros INCVerify license
- Cornerstone Mirror GlassVerify license
- M&K Stained GlassVerify license