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Weather in Cayucos, California

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

Cayucos, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:58 PM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
54%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Cayucos, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
4p
67°
5p
63°
6p
60°
7p
58°
8p
57°
9p
57°
10p
55°
11p
55°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
52°
7a
57°
8a
58°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
62°
12p
64°
1p
66°
2p
67°
3p
L 51°H 71°
Cayucos, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    69°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    69°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    67°54°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    68°55°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    67°52°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    60°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    62°51°
Cayucos, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
323° · backing 172°
Direction
NW
323°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 7 · pk 21 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Cayucos, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.4
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.4
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Cayucos, CA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.0 μg/m³
PM 10
11.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
4.0 Moderate
Cayucos, 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 04m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
3:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cayucos, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:26 PM
Moonset
2:19 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Cayucos, 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 →

Cayucos at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (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 Cayucos

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.