Weather in Santa Clara, California
Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Santa Clara, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:59 PM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
44%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Santa Clara, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
4p
70°
5p
67°
6p
66°
7p
62°
8p
60°
9p
58°
10p
57°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
52°
7a
56°
8a
59°
9a
64°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
74°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
Santa Clara, CA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—72°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—74°48°
- MondayMay 18Clear—83°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—90°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—94°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—93°61°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—90°60°
Santa Clara, CA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Santa Clara, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
342° · backing 112°
Direction
NNW
342°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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
Santa Clara, CA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 4.1 Moderate
Santa Clara, CA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:30 PM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
3:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Santa Clara, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:25 PM
- Moonset
- 2:28 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Santa Clara, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Fog and sun in daily rhythm
weather
Santa Clara at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (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.