Clayton, California Weather
Clayton, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Clayton, Contra Costa County.
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About Clayton, California
Clayton rests in a bowl of rolling hills, a landscape sculpted by the persistent winds that sweep down from the surrounding peaks. It lies 5.8 miles east-south-east of Concord, CA (from Concord, CA: bearing 116°T), and is situated 8.3 miles west-south-west of Antioch. The air here, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries a dry, sun-warmed scent of chaparral and the distant, faint tang of eucalyptus, a perfume that clings to the terracotta roofs and adobe-colored walls. Oak trees, gnarled and ancient, dot the slopes, their branches reaching like weathered hands towards a sky that often bleeds from a pale robin’s egg blue to a fiery orange and deep violet at day’s end. The streets of Clayton possess a quiet dignity, a sense of lived-in comfort, where the sun-baked sidewalks absorb the day’s heat, releasing it slowly into the evening air. This is a place where the echoes of its past as a ranching and agricultural hub still whisper through the modern streets, though the economy has diversified, finding new life in service industries and the burgeoning tech sector that draws people from the wider Bay Area. The old downtown, with its charming, independent shops and restaurants, retains a character that speaks of a time when Clayton was a more self-contained world, a place where generations knew each other’s names and the rhythm of life was dictated by the seasons rather than the clock. The proximity to open spaces, the vast green hills that embrace Clayton, offers a constant reminder of the wilder California that lies just beyond the manicured lawns and suburban sprawl, a wildness that continues to draw those seeking a slower pace and a deeper connection to the land.
Live animated radar for Clayton and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Clayton, Contra Costa County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.941034°N, 121.935792°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95648, 94517 |
| Area Code | 530, 510 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clayton, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clayton, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Clayton includes coordinates 37.941034°N, 121.935792°W, situated in Contra Costa County. ZIP code 95648, 94517. Telephone area code: 530, 510. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
