Temperatures of Indio, Palm Desert. Palm Springs, etc. (Mojave: to move, areas)

[tferriday]

I am scheduled to move to the Indio/Palm Desert area next year from the SF Bay area. I can't wait since I hate Bay area weather. I know these communities are near the Mojave Desert and I love the heat. I checked out the average temperatures of these towns on this website and was shocked to see that the average temperature of these areas is around 70 degrees in the winter. Is it actually that warm in the winter down there or is this just an exaggeration?

[Gandalara]

Not an exaggeration at all.
I can recall several times I've run the AC on Christmas.
But it can still get very very chilly after the sun goes down.

[Twinkle Toes]

Heck, it's even in the 80's during winter here a lot of times.