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Manteca sprawls across the fertile floor of the Central Valley, a place where the sky feels vast and the land, under the broad California sun, stretches out in an endless promise of growth. It lies 3.7 miles east-south-east of Lathrop, CA (from Lathrop, CA: bearing 118°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north-west of Ripon. The terrain here is largely flat, a gentle descent toward the San Joaquin River, its presence a subtle hum beneath the surface of the everyday. Rows of agricultural bounty, emerald green in the spring and burnished gold by late summer, march across the landscape, punctuated by the occasional cluster of homes and the gleam of distant industrial roofs. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry warmth, scented with the dust of the fields and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening fruit, a testament to the land's generous spirit. This is a place shaped by the enduring partnership between water and earth, a heritage that echoes in Manteca's very name, derived from the Spanish word for butter, a nod to the rich dairy farms that once defined its economy. Though agriculture remains a vital heartbeat, Manteca has also become a hub for logistics and distribution, its strategic position along major transit corridors drawing a steady stream of commerce. The legacy of its agricultural past is still visible in the quaint farm stands that dot the surrounding roads and in the deep-rooted families who have tended this soil for generations, their stories woven into the quiet rhythm of the town's unfolding days.
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| Location | Manteca, San Joaquin County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.797427°N, 121.216053°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95336, 95337 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Manteca, 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 Manteca includes coordinates 37.797427°N, 121.216053°W, situated in San Joaquin County. ZIP code 95336, 95337. Telephone area code: 408, 669. 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.