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Weather in Gilroy, California

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

Gilroy, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:58 PM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
30%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Gilroy, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
4p
76°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
65°
8p
59°
9p
58°
10p
57°
11p
54°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
48°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
51°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
63°
10a
72°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
79°
3p
L 47°H 82°
Gilroy, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    78°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    74°49°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    82°50°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    85°49°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    79°49°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    74°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    73°46°
Gilroy, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
305° · veering 53°
Direction
NW
305°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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 8 · pk 22 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 53° from the nw.
Gilroy, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.1
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.68 inHg
Now
1005.1
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051009
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Gilroy, CA
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.4 μg/m³
PM 10
7.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
108.0 μg/m³
UV Index
4.1 Moderate
Gilroy, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:29 PM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
3:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gilroy, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:25 PM
Moonset
2:26 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Gilroy, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Fog and sun in daily rhythm

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

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Gilroy at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 29 (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 Gilroy

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.