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Weather in Gardena, California

Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gardena, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:51 AM
66
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
75%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
7:48 PM
Gardena, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
5p
67°
6p
64°
7p
62°
8p
61°
9p
60°
10p
59°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
58°
3a
59°
4a
60°
5a
60°
6a
62°
7a
63°
8a
64°
9a
65°
10a
66°
11a
66°
12p
67°
1p
69°
2p
70°
3p
69°
4p
L 57°H 70°
Gardena, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    70°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    74°57°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    72°54°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Partly Cloudy
    71°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°62°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    72°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Clear
    70°62°
Gardena, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
268° · backing 17°
Direction
W
268°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
13
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 13 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 17° from the w.
Gardena, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.4
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.4
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Gardena, CA
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
19.0 μg/m³
PM 10
27.4 μg/m³
NO₂
5.2 μg/m³
Ozone
128.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.9 Low
Gardena, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:25 PM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
7:48 PM
Civil dusk
3:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gardena, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:07 PM
Moonset
3:17 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Gardena, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Fog and sun in daily rhythm

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gardena at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 10 (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 17, 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 Gardena

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.