Weather in San Luis Obispo, California
Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
San Luis Obispo, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:48 AM
53
°
Clear
Feels like
48°
Humidity
79%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
San Luis Obispo, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
8p
56°
9p
55°
10p
53°
11p
53°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
57°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
72°
2p
67°
3p
66°
4p
64°
5p
62°
6p
59°
7p
San Luis Obispo, CA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy—66°47°
- SundayMay 17Partly Cloudy—67°49°
- MondayMay 18Clear—75°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—83°55°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—83°54°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—76°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—77°50°
San Luis Obispo, CA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
San Luis Obispo, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
322° · backing 77°
Direction
NW
322°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
San Luis Obispo, CA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 10.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 17.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
San Luis Obispo, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:30 PM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
3:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
San Luis Obispo, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 1:13 PM
- Moonset
- 3:32 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
San Luis Obispo, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Fog and sun in daily rhythm
plant
San Luis Obispo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (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.