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Weather in Avila Beach, California

Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Avila Beach, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:59 PM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
48%
Wind
24 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Avila Beach, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
4p
72°
5p
68°
6p
64°
7p
59°
8p
56°
9p
55°
10p
54°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
49°
4a
51°
5a
53°
6a
53°
7a
55°
8a
57°
9a
56°
10a
56°
11a
62°
12p
66°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
L 49°H 74°
Avila Beach, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    71°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    71°49°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    65°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    68°53°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    69°52°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    63°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    65°50°
Avila Beach, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
331° · veering 79°
Direction
NNW
331°
Sustained
24
mph
Gust
36
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 11
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 11 · pk 38 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 24 mph with gusts pulsing to 36 — flags snap, branches bend.
Avila Beach, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.7
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.64 inHg
Now
1003.7
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031007
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Avila Beach, CA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.0 μg/m³
PM 10
14.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
4.0 Moderate
Avila Beach, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:31 PM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
3:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Avila Beach, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:26 PM
Moonset
2:17 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Avila Beach, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Fog and sun in daily rhythm

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Avila Beach at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 16, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Avila Beach

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.