Right now
29°C / 84°F
Overcast · wind 14 km/h · 50% RH
Soil (6 cm)
26°C / 79°F
Warm-season seeds go
Hardiness zone
10b
est. from 10-yr extreme low 2°C
Frost window
Jan 13 – Rare
~353 frost-free days (avg)
Sun
06:37 – 19:15
sunrise – sunset today
Moon
Waning Crescent
10% lit · solunar good · full 2026-09-26
7-day forecast
America/Los_Angeles
Tue
Overcast
34° / 19°
dry
Wed
Overcast
39° / 23°
dry
Thu
Partly cloudy
29° / 23°
dry
Fri
Clear
27° / 21°
dry
Sat
Partly cloudy
25° / 19°
dry
Sun
Partly cloudy
25° / 20°
dry
Mon
Partly cloudy
25° / 19°
dry
This week
AI field guide · refreshed weeklySanta Barbara Garden Guide: Early Fall Planting & Transition. Fishing Santa Barbara: Early Fall Transition. Fall Foraging in Santa Barbara: September.
Gardening
Santa Barbara Garden Guide: Early Fall Planting & Transition
Sow & harvest now
- Lettuce & Leafy Greens (Lactuca sativa)
- Spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
- Arugula (Eruca vesicana)
- Radish (Raphanus sativus)
Fishing
Fishing Santa Barbara: Early Fall Transition
What's biting
- California Halibut
- Kelp Bass
- Pacific Mackerel
- Calico Bass (Sunfish)
Foraging
Fall Foraging in Santa Barbara: September
In season now
- California Bay Laurel (Umbellularia californica)
- Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)
- Wild Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
- California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)
Your ecological region
Mediterranean California
Oak savanna, chaparral and the Central Valley: rain in winter, drought in summer, and something in season every month.
Regional guide →Your hardiness zone
Zone 10b
Estimated from a 10-year average extreme low of 2°C. What grows, what bites and what to forage across your zone.
Zone guide →Get this guide for Santa Barbara every week
Frost warnings, what's biting, what's ripening. One email, Sunday evening.