Weather in Santa Maria, California
Fog and sun in daily rhythm. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Santa Maria, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:53 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
59%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Santa Maria, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
5p
64°
6p
61°
7p
57°
8p
55°
9p
55°
10p
54°
11p
54°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
52°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
60°
10a
65°
11a
69°
12p
70°
1p
68°
2p
65°
3p
65°
4p
Santa Maria, CA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy—68°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—68°44°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—72°46°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—75°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—77°50°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—72°46°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—72°48°
Santa Maria, CA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Santa Maria, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
304° · veering 88°
Direction
NW
304°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 9
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
Santa Maria, CA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 15.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 2.1 Low
Santa Maria, 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 02m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
3:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Santa Maria, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 1:13 PM
- Moonset
- 3:30 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Santa Maria, CA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Fog and sun in daily rhythm
plant
Santa Maria at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (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.