Santa Paula, California Weather
Santa Paula, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Santa Paula, Ventura County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Santa Paula. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Santa Paula is published on the Santa Paula Airport (KSZP) page, 1 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 5 airfields within reach of Santa Paula have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Santa Paula: Camarillo International Airport (KCMA) 16 km · Oxnard Airport (KOXR) 22 km · Point Mugu Naval Air Station (Naval Base Ventura Co) (KNTD) 27 km · Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) 55 km
Conditions reported at KSZP describe the airfield itself. Weather 1 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Santa Paula specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Santa Paula, California
Santa Paula lies cradled by the rolling hills of Ventura County, a place where the earth exhales the scent of citrus and dry chaparral. It lies 9.6 miles north of Camarillo, CA (from Camarillo, CA: bearing 353°T), and is situated 8.6 miles west-south-west of Fillmore. The Santa Clara River, a ribbon of muted green and brown, traces a languid path through the valley, its banks softened by willows and the occasional, stubborn oak. Sunlight, when it breaks through the late afternoon haze, can fall in broad, golden swathes across the open fields, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the still air, a quiet testament to the relentless sun. The mountains that embrace the town, the South Mountain and the Santa Paula Peak, are not jagged giants but rather softened shoulders, their slopes a patchwork of sagebrush and the occasional dark stain of a chaparral thicket, hinting at the wildness that lies just beyond the cultivated edges. The history of Santa Paula is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of its fertile plain, a legacy that began with the Spanish missions and blossomed with the arrival of the railroad, bringing with it the burgeoning citrus industry that would define the region for generations. For decades, the air was thick with the sweet, sharp perfume of oranges and lemons, a scent that still lingers in the memory of older residents and occasionally drifts on the breeze. This agricultural heart has shaped the character of Santa Paula, fostering a strong sense of community and a reliance on the land's generous, if sometimes capricious, offerings. Beyond the groves, the town carries echoes of its oil boom days, a time when derricks punctuated the landscape and a different kind of wealth flowed from the earth, leaving behind a subtle, industrial undercurrent that contrasts with the prevailing agrarian peace. The historic downtown, with its weathered brick buildings, speaks of a slower pace, a place where life unfolds with a gentle, persistent rhythm, punctuated by the clang of a distant train or the murmur of conversation spilling from a local diner.
Live animated radar for Santa Paula and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Santa Paula, Ventura County, California |
| Coordinates | 34.354166°N, 119.05927°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93060, 93061 |
| Area Code | 805 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Santa Paula, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Santa Paula, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Santa Paula includes coordinates 34.354166°N, 119.059270°W, situated in Ventura County. ZIP code 93060, 93061. Telephone area code: 805. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. 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.
