Escondido, California Weather
August begins in scorching stillness. Day 43 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Escondido weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Foggy——93°67°—
- MondayAug 3Foggy——91°66°-2°
- TuesdayAug 4Foggy——93°64°+2°
- WednesdayAug 5Overcast——93°65°0°
- ThursdayAug 6Clear——90°64°-3°
- FridayAug 7Partly Cloudy——91°64°+1°
- SaturdayAug 8Clear——93°66°+2°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 21.7 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 21.7 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:33 PM
- Moonset
- 9:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
August begins in scorching stillness
Escondido at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP codes: 92025, 92026, 92027, 92029
16-Day Forecast — Escondido
- Sun93°67°0%
- Mon91°66°0%
- Tue93°64°0%
- Wed93°65°1%
- Thu90°64°2%
- Fri91°64°1%
- Sat93°66°1%
- Sun91°65°3%
- Mon90°64°1%
- Tue89°64°1%
- Wed88°63°1%
- Thu89°63°6%
- Fri89°64°13%
- Sat92°65°2%
- Sun91°63°6%
- Mon89°62°10%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Escondido
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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.
Sun & seasons in Escondido
Escondido sits in San Diego County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 21m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 58m — a swing of +4h 23m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Los Angeles, the state’s largest city, lies about 102 miles to the NW. The nearest town Escondido tracks is Oceanside, roughly 15 miles to the WNW.
Air quality in Escondido’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2022 (median AQI 63). See the full air-quality history for Escondido.
ZIP codes in Escondido
- 92029
- 92025
- 92026
- 92027
- 92030
- 92033
- 92046