Santa Maria, California Weather
August begins in scorching stillness. Day 43 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Santa Maria weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Foggy——80°53°—
- MondayAug 3Foggy——78°54°-2°
- TuesdayAug 4Foggy——78°54°0°
- WednesdayAug 5Overcast——77°55°-1°
- ThursdayAug 6Partly Cloudy——80°57°+3°
- FridayAug 7Partly Cloudy——84°57°+4°
- SaturdayAug 8Clear——85°57°+1°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.71 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 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- 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
- 9:46 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
August begins in scorching stillness
Santa Maria at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP codes: 93454, 93455, 93458
16-Day Forecast — Santa Maria
- Sun80°53°0%
- Mon78°54°0%
- Tue78°54°0%
- Wed77°55°0%
- Thu80°57°0%
- Fri84°57°0%
- Sat85°57°0%
- Sun81°57°0%
- Mon77°55°0%
- Tue79°56°0%
- Wed77°55°1%
- Thu81°54°6%
- Fri82°54°0%
- Sat77°54°0%
- Sun75°53°3%
- Mon75°53°3%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Santa Maria
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 Santa Maria
Santa Maria sits in Santa Barbara County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 30m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 48m — a swing of +4h 42m 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 129 miles to the ESE. The nearest town Santa Maria tracks is Santa Barbara, roughly 54 miles to the SE.
Air quality in Santa Maria’s county has trended dirtier since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2021 (median AQI 44). See the full air-quality history for Santa Maria.
ZIP codes in Santa Maria
- 93454
- 93455
- 93458