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Weather in Darwin, California

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

Darwin, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:58 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
10%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
7:50 PM
Darwin, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
84°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
75°
8p
71°
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
68°
12a
66°
1a
64°
2a
64°
3a
63°
4a
63°
5a
60°
6a
65°
7a
68°
8a
72°
9a
76°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
84°
3p
L 60°H 84°
Darwin, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    80°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    80°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    66°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    73°53°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    79°57°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    83°60°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    85°63°
Darwin, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
087° · veering 129°
Direction
E
087°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 31 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 129° from the e.
Darwin, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
847.7
+0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 25.03 inHg
Now
847.7
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-4.1
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 847852
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Darwin, CA
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
2.9 μg/m³
PM 10
7.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
126.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.5 Moderate
Darwin, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:15 PM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
7:50 PM
Civil dusk
3:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Darwin, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:10 PM
Moonset
2:07 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Darwin, 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 →

Darwin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 25 (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.

ZIP codes in Darwin

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.