Capitola, CA Weather & Growing Conditions

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

Today

64°F

Light Rain

Rain. Partly sunny. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 2 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Capitola

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
Today	64°F	Light Rain	2 to 9 mph SSW	89%
Tonight	50°F	Chance Light Rain	3 mph N	39%
Wednesday	69°F	Sunny	2 to 7 mph NNW	1%
Wednesday Night	50°F	Mostly Cloudy	2 to 8 mph N	0%
Thursday	72°F	Mostly Sunny	3 mph NNW	0%
Thursday Night	50°F	Mostly Clear	2 to 6 mph N	0%
Friday	74°F	Sunny	3 mph N	0%
Friday Night	52°F	Mostly Clear	5 mph NNE	0%
Saturday	77°F	Sunny	3 mph NNW	0%
Saturday Night	52°F	Mostly Clear	3 mph NNE	0%
Sunday	77°F	Mostly Sunny	0 to 3 mph NNW	0%
Sunday Night	54°F	Partly Cloudy	1 to 5 mph N	0%
Monday	74°F	Partly Sunny	0 to 3 mph NNW	2%
Monday Night	53°F	Mostly Cloudy	2 to 6 mph N	3%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Capitola (36.976, -121.954). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Capitola

Last spring frost

Jan 29

First fall frost

Dec 13

Growing season

323 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Capitola: nearby ZIP 95010 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · California frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Santa Cruz, Ca (2.6 mi from Capitola). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Nov 3, 2026.