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Weather in San Clemente, California

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

San Clemente, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:58 PM
66
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
76%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
7:44 PM
San Clemente, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
4p
68°
5p
66°
6p
64°
7p
63°
8p
61°
9p
61°
10p
62°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
61°
2a
62°
3a
62°
4a
61°
5a
61°
6a
61°
7a
62°
8a
64°
9a
63°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
66°
2p
68°
3p
L 61°H 68°
San Clemente, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    68°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    68°58°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    70°55°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    73°57°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    71°58°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    71°58°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    71°57°
San Clemente, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
253° · veering 55°
Direction
WSW
253°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 6
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 6 · pk 12 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 55° from the wsw.
San Clemente, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.6
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.67 inHg
Now
1004.6
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.2
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.
San Clemente, CA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.9 μg/m³
PM 10
17.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.0 Moderate
San Clemente, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:23 PM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:44 PM
Civil dusk
3:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
San Clemente, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:18 PM
Moonset
2:01 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
San Clemente, 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 →

San Clemente at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 8 (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 San Clemente

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.