Weather in East Bakersfield, California
Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
East Bakersfield, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:00 AM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
16%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
7:54 PM
East Bakersfield, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
87°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
82°
8p
78°
9p
78°
10p
74°
11p
72°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
67°
3a
65°
4a
65°
5a
62°
6a
66°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
89°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
East Bakersfield, CA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—83°63°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—81°58°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—85°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—92°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—94°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—98°64°
- FridayMay 22Clear—99°64°
East Bakersfield, CA
Next 24 hours · Warm now
East Bakersfield, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
333° · veering 15°
Direction
NNW
333°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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
East Bakersfield, CA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 11.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 47.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 119.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 2.0 Low
East Bakersfield, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:23 PM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
7:54 PM
Civil dusk
3:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
East Bakersfield, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 1:05 PM
- Moonset
- 3:25 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
East Bakersfield, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Fog and sun in daily rhythm
plant
East Bakersfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (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 17, 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.