Weather in El Centro, California
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
El Centro, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:48 AM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
24%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
7:34 PM
El Centro, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
98°
5p
94°
6p
89°
7p
86°
8p
83°
9p
81°
10p
79°
11p
77°
12a
75°
1a
74°
2a
71°
3a
70°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
71°
7a
76°
8a
83°
9a
88°
10a
91°
11a
93°
12p
96°
1p
100°
2p
101°
3p
101°
4p
El Centro, CA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—94°68°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°65°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—89°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—93°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—98°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—99°71°
- FridayMay 22Clear—100°71°
El Centro, CA
Next 24 hours · Hot now
El Centro, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
269° · backing 23°
Direction
W
269°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 13
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
El Centro, CA
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 12.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 76.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 127.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.7 Low
El Centro, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:16 PM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
7:34 PM
Civil dusk
3:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
El Centro, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:59 PM
- Moonset
- 3:03 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
El Centro, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
El Centro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 4 (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.