Visalia, California Weather
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Visalia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 1:29 PM PST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——74°45°—
- WednesdayNov 11Clear——81°47°+7°
- ThursdayNov 12Overcast——81°49°0°
- FridayNov 13Showers66%0.14″73°55°-8°
- SaturdayNov 14Light Showers66%0.37″65°54°-8°
- SundayNov 15Overcast26%—67°51°+2°
- MondayNov 16Light Showers41%0.19″67°49°0°
Air quality now AQI 51 · Moderate
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.9 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 2.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 2.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.9 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:09 AM
- Moonset
- 5:00 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Visalia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 60°F (high 74°F, low 45°F), 4°F above the 56°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: January 23 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 2 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
16-Day Forecast — Visalia
- Tue74°45°0%
- Wed81°47°0%
- Thu81°49°1%
- Fri73°55°66%
- Sat65°54°66%
- Sun67°51°26%
- Mon67°49°41%
- Tue60°48°30%
- Wed54°46°44%
- Thu52°47°41%
- Fri57°47°18%
- Sat61°43°6%
- Sun61°42°16%
- Mon65°43°16%
- Tue64°47°10%
- Wed63°44°14%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Visalia
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Visalia — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically December 13) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for November: plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
Sun & seasons in Visalia
Visalia sits in Tulare County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 38m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 41m — a swing of +4h 58m 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 162 miles to the SSE. The nearest town Visalia tracks is Fresno, roughly 41 miles to the NW.
Air quality in Visalia
Air quality in Visalia’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2025 (median AQI 64). See the full air-quality history for Visalia.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| January | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | radishes, fall brassicas, carrots |
| February | — | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| March | — | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| April | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | garlic |
| June | beans, squash | beans, summer squash |
| July | beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| August | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| December | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
July is Visalia's warmest stretch (~80°F) and December its coldest (~47°F); precipitation crests in January at 2.0 inches and ebbs in August to 0.0 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 2.0″ | 8 |
| February | 51° | 1.6″ | 7 |
| March | 56° | 1.8″ | 7 |
| April | 61° | 1.0″ | 4 |
| May | 68° | 0.4″ | 2 |
| June | 75° | 0.1″ | 1 |
| July | 80° | 0.0″ | 0 |
| August | 79° | 0.0″ | 0 |
| September | 74° | 0.1″ | 0 |
| October | 65° | 0.6″ | 2 |
| November | 54° | 1.0″ | 4 |
| December | 47° | 1.8″ | 6 |
Regional context
Similar climates Patterson Tract, CA, Goshen, CA, Linnell Camp, CA
By the nearest station's NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Visalia sees 47°F Januarys and 80°F Julys, a 33°F range, plus around 10.3 inches of precipitation across 40 days.
Cool-season fronts carry Visalia's rain: January logs 2.0 inches on 7.5 days, against August's 0.0 inches on 0.1 — winter does the heavy lifting in Visalia. That groups Visalia with places like Patterson Tract, CA, Goshen, CA and Linnell Camp, CA on the same cool-season storm track.
Visalia's growing window opens around January 23, once Visalia's overnight lows stop freezing — sow lettuce, chard, arugula, and mustard greens. Warm-soil crops in Visalia wait about two weeks past Visalia's last frost, once the soil warms. Visalia's window closes around December 13 as Visalia's overnight lows return below freezing. In about half of years, Visalia's last freeze comes after January 23.
Similar climates: Patterson Tract, CA, Goshen, CA, Linnell Camp, CA, Farmersville, CA, Ivanhoe, CA.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Visalia?
- Frost typically leaves Visalia by January 23 and returns to Visalia near December 13.
- What is the rainy season in Visalia?
- Rainfall in Visalia peaks in January near 2.0 inches, out of about 10 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Visalia?
- On average July tops the year in Visalia at about 80°F.
- What is the coldest month in Visalia?
- The coldest stretch in Visalia falls in December, around 47°F on average.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Visalia?
- Around January 23, start frost-hardy crops in Visalia; tomatoes and basil belong a fortnight later.
- How many rainy days does Visalia get?
- Visalia averages about 40 days with measurable rain or snow each year.
- What hardiness zone is Visalia?
- With December around 47°F, Visalia's zone reflects that minimum — the USDA ZIP map confirms Visalia's band.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Visalia?
- Visalia's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Visalia?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Visalia in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Visalia?
- Current conditions for Visalia and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Visalia forecast updated?
- The Visalia forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Visalia?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Visalia are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Visalia?
- The next few days in Visalia's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Visalia sits at 36.3°N; its climate zone is hot-summer Mediterranean (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Visalia
- 93277
- 93278
- 93279
- 93290
- 93291
- 93292