Weather in Chico, California
Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chico, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:58 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
16%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Chico, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
88°
4p
88°
5p
88°
6p
86°
7p
82°
8p
76°
9p
75°
10p
72°
11p
69°
12a
66°
1a
64°
2a
64°
3a
61°
4a
60°
5a
59°
6a
61°
7a
67°
8a
71°
9a
76°
10a
79°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
Chico, CA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—79°61°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—76°56°
- MondayMay 18Clear—84°52°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°58°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—90°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—96°64°
- FridayMay 22Clear—92°65°
Chico, CA
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Chico, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
342° · steady
Direction
NNW
342°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 17
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Chico, CA
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 110.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.9 Moderate
Chico, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:22 PM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
3:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chico, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:17 PM
- Moonset
- 2:35 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Chico, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Fog and sun in daily rhythm
weather
Chico at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.