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Weather in Burlingame, California

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

Burlingame, CA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:48 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
57%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Burlingame, CA
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
5p
64°
6p
62°
7p
58°
8p
56°
9p
54°
10p
53°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
51°
7a
57°
8a
62°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
69°
12p
69°
1p
68°
2p
67°
3p
66°
4p
L 49°H 69°
Burlingame, CA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    67°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    73°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    78°58°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Mostly Clear
    88°57°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    82°57°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    79°57°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    75°57°
Burlingame, CA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
304° · veering 12°
Direction
NW
304°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 16
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
avg 16 · pk 36 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 19 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
Burlingame, CA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.9
+1.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.94 inHg
Now
1013.9
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Burlingame, CA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.9 μg/m³
PM 10
14.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.3 Low
Burlingame, CA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:31 PM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
3:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Burlingame, CA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
1:12 PM
Moonset
3:47 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Burlingame, 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 →

Burlingame at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 2 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Burlingame

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.