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Weather in Encinitas, California

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

Encinitas, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:57 PM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
64°
Humidity
82%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
Encinitas, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
4p
66°
5p
65°
6p
63°
7p
62°
8p
62°
9p
59°
10p
62°
11p
62°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
62°
3a
62°
4a
62°
5a
62°
6a
62°
7a
62°
8a
64°
9a
66°
10a
66°
11a
67°
12p
68°
1p
68°
2p
68°
3p
L 59°H 68°
Encinitas, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    69°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    68°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    73°55°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    74°56°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    74°56°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    74°56°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    74°55°
Encinitas, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · veering 82°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 7
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 7 · pk 13 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 82° from the w.
Encinitas, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.9
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.65 inHg
Now
1003.9
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031007
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Encinitas, CA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
11.6 μg/m³
PM 10
20.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
100.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.1 Moderate
Encinitas, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:22 PM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
3:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Encinitas, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:18 PM
Moonset
1:58 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Encinitas, 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 →

Encinitas at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 5 (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 Encinitas

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.