Home Gardens, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Home Gardens weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——90°64°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——91°60°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——95°64°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——98°75°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——99°78°+1°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——96°75°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——94°75°-2°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 45 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 10.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Home Gardens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Home Gardens
- Sun89°64°1%
- Mon91°60°1%
- Tue95°64°0%
- Wed98°75°0%
- Thu99°78°0%
- Fri96°75°0%
- Sat94°75°1%
- Sun96°75°1%
- Mon96°77°6%
- Tue95°78°13%
- Wed102°79°7%
- Thu101°82°13%
- Fri111°86°14%
- Sat113°91°12%
- Sun100°84°19%
- Mon99°81°18%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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.
Microseason · July 1–5
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Inland temperatures exceed 95°F regularly; fire danger reaches moderate to high across most of the region.
Day 186 of 365 · Wedge 37 of 72
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| January | — | — |
| February | — | — |
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | — |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, radishes |
| July | — | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| August | — | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| September | — | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| October | fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots | winter squash, tomatoes (last) |
| November | fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots | — |
| December | — | — |
A year in weather
Home Gardens's warmest month is August (~80°F mean) and its coldest is January (~52°F). Rainfall peaks in February (3.4 inches) and bottoms out in August (0.0 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 3.3″ | 11 |
| February | 54° | 3.4″ | 10 |
| March | 57° | 3.0″ | 13 |
| April | 62° | 1.5″ | 10 |
| May | 67° | 0.5″ | 7 |
| June | 73° | 0.1″ | 3 |
| July | 79° | 0.1″ | 1 |
| August | 80° | 0.0″ | 1 |
| September | 76° | 0.1″ | 2 |
| October | 69° | 0.5″ | 5 |
| November | 59° | 1.6″ | 8 |
| December | 53° | 2.6″ | 10 |
Regional context
Home Gardens's climate, from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 station normals, pairs 52°F Januarys with 79°F Julys — a 27°F swing. About 16.7 inches of precipitation falls over roughly 82 days a year.
Precipitation in Home Gardens peaks in the cool season: February averages 3.4 inches across 9.9 storm-fed days, while August bottoms out at 0.0 inches over just 0.9 rainy days. That groups Home Gardens with places like El Sobrante, CA, Corona, CA and Norco, CA on the same cool-season storm track.
Freezes are uncommon in Home Gardens, where the coldest month averages 52°F; cool-season crops grow fall through spring. Summer heat in August (about 80°F) is the binding constraint, not cold. Across Home Gardens, elevation and tree cover drive a 4-7°F spread in Home Gardens's overnight lows.
Similar climates: El Sobrante, CA, Corona, CA, Norco, CA, Coronita, CA, Eastvale, CA.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Home Gardens?
- Home Gardens's last spring frost lands near mid-March, and in Home Gardens the first fall frost follows around mid-December.
- What is the rainy season in Home Gardens?
- Rainfall in Home Gardens peaks in February near 3.4 inches, out of about 17 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Home Gardens?
- On average August tops the year in Home Gardens at about 80°F.
- What is the coldest month in Home Gardens?
- The coldest stretch in Home Gardens falls in January, around 52°F on average.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Home Gardens?
- Hardy spring crops go in near mid-March in Home Gardens; tender peppers and squash wait 10–14 days.
- How many rainy days does Home Gardens get?
- Home Gardens records around 82 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Home Gardens?
- Because Home Gardens bottoms near 52°F in January, that winter low sets Home Gardens's USDA zone — verify by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Home Gardens?
- Home Gardens's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Home Gardens?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Home Gardens in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Home Gardens?
- Current conditions for Home Gardens and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Home Gardens forecast updated?
- The Home Gardens forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Home Gardens?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Home Gardens are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Home Gardens?
- The next few days in Home Gardens's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Climate
Set in a hot-summer Mediterranean zone, Home Gardens, California swings from 52°F in the heart of winter to 79°F at midsummer — a 27°F arc.
Yearly precipitation in Home Gardens totals around 17 inches, spread over about 82 days of rain or snow.
Home Gardens sits at 33.9°N; that 27°F seasonal swing frames planting windows and frost dates across Home Gardens.
ZIP codes in Home Gardens
- 92503
- 92879