Weather in Carpinteria, California
Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carpinteria, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:57 PM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
76%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
7:54 PM
Carpinteria, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
4p
62°
5p
61°
6p
60°
7p
58°
8p
59°
9p
58°
10p
58°
11p
57°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
55°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
58°
8a
58°
9a
59°
10a
59°
11a
60°
12p
62°
1p
63°
2p
62°
3p
Carpinteria, CA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy—66°55°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—67°52°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—69°52°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—73°57°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—72°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—70°58°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—69°56°
Carpinteria, CA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Carpinteria, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
195° · backing 148°
Direction
SSW
195°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Carpinteria, CA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 19.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 104.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 4.0 Moderate
Carpinteria, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:28 PM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
7:54 PM
Civil dusk
3:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Carpinteria, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:24 PM
- Moonset
- 2:10 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Carpinteria, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Fog and sun in daily rhythm
weather
Carpinteria at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (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.