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Weather in South Pasadena, California

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

South Pasadena, CA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:59 PM
68
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
65°
Humidity
68%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
7:48 PM
South Pasadena, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
4p
74°
5p
71°
6p
67°
7p
65°
8p
61°
9p
60°
10p
59°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
57°
2a
58°
3a
59°
4a
60°
5a
59°
6a
60°
7a
61°
8a
63°
9a
63°
10a
65°
11a
66°
12p
67°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
L 57°H 74°
South Pasadena, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    75°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    75°56°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    80°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Partly Cloudy
    84°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    83°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    82°62°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    81°64°
South Pasadena, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
245° · backing 45°
Direction
WSW
245°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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 5 · pk 14 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 45° from the wsw.
South Pasadena, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.7
+0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.14 inHg
Now
986.7
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985989
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
South Pasadena, CA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
15.3 μg/m³
PM 10
23.9 μg/m³
NO₂
3.9 μg/m³
Ozone
122.0 μg/m³
UV Index
3.5 Moderate
South Pasadena, 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 59m
Sunset
7:48 PM
Civil dusk
3:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
South Pasadena, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:19 PM
Moonset
2:04 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
South Pasadena, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Fog and sun in daily rhythm

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Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

South Pasadena at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 12 (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 South Pasadena

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.