Aptos, CA Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Aptos, a community in Santa Cruz County, California.

This Afternoon

76°F

Sunny

Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

7-day forecast for Aptos

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
This Afternoon	76°F	Sunny	5 mph SW	0%
Tonight	54°F	Partly Cloudy then Areas Of Fog	3 mph ENE	0%
Saturday	74°F	Areas Of Fog then Mostly Sunny	1 to 5 mph SSE	0%
Saturday Night	55°F	Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog	2 mph NNE	0%
Sunday	70°F	Areas Of Fog then Mostly Cloudy	1 to 5 mph WNW	2%
Sunday Night	55°F	Patchy Fog	3 mph WNW	2%
Monday	68°F	Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny	1 to 6 mph WSW	0%
Monday Night	54°F	Areas Of Fog	0 to 5 mph WSW	0%
Tuesday	72°F	Areas Of Fog then Mostly Sunny	0 to 5 mph WSW	0%
Tuesday Night	56°F	Patchy Fog then Partly Cloudy	0 to 3 mph NNE	0%
Wednesday	84°F	Sunny	0 to 3 mph WSW	0%
Wednesday Night	60°F	Partly Cloudy	2 mph N	0%
Thursday	84°F	Sunny	3 mph SSW	0%
Thursday Night	59°F	Partly Cloudy	0 to 3 mph N	0%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Aptos (36.991, -121.893). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Aptos

Last spring frost

Jan 29

First fall frost

Dec 13

Growing season

323 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Aptos: nearby ZIP 95003 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · California frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Santa Cruz, Ca (6.8 mi from Aptos). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.