Chico, California Weather
Summer solstice light stretched thin. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chico weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——104°69°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——101°69°-3°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——105°66°+4°
- ThursdayJun 18Clear——102°64°-3°
- FridayJun 19Clear10%—94°59°-8°
- SaturdayJun 20Clear——93°53°-1°
- SundayJun 21Clear——106°62°+13°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 44 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm 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 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:47 AM
- Moonset
- 8:59 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Summer solstice light stretched thin
Chico at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Chico
- Mon104°69°0%
- Tue101°69°0%
- Wed105°66°0%
- Thu102°64°1%
- Fri94°59°10%
- Sat93°53°1%
- Sun106°62°0%
- Mon105°66°0%
- Tue102°66°0%
- Wed95°61°0%
- Thu92°55°1%
- Fri99°62°0%
- Sat89°61°0%
- Sun104°65°0%
- Mon103°64°3%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Chico
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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.
ZIP codes in Chico
- 95973
- 95926
- 95928
- 95929
- 95927
- 95976