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Weather in Durham, California

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

Durham, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:57 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
19%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Durham, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
85°
4p
87°
5p
87°
6p
85°
7p
79°
8p
74°
9p
71°
10p
67°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
65°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
L 57°H 87°
Durham, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    78°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    75°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    85°52°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    90°56°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    92°61°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    97°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    94°63°
Durham, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
342° · steady
Direction
NNW
342°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 16
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 16 · pk 36 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Durham, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.8
+0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 29.73 inHg
Now
1006.8
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061010
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Durham, CA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.6 μg/m³
PM 10
2.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
108.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.9 Moderate
Durham, 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 24m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
3:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Durham, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:18 PM
Moonset
2:34 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Durham, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Fog and sun in daily rhythm

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Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Durham at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (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 Durham

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.