Landscape Watering Calculator
 -  Public Utilities

The City of San Diego Landscape Watering Calculator is an easy-to-use tool that helps you estimate the right amount of water to give your landscape or garden.

The calculator has been designed to give you a weekly schedule for the maximum amount of water which your plants may need each month of the year. Because everyone's landscape is different, the calculator has been simplified by using average numbers for weather, plants, and soils in San Diego.

IMPORTANT: The Landscape Watering Calculator does not reflect local voluntary and mandatory conservation measures that may be in effect. Please read the Level 1 Drought Watch and Permanent Water Use Restrictions page (or check with your own water supplier if you live outside of the City) to learn your restrictions. For example, current outdoor watering restrictions in the City of San Diego are as follows:

1. Voluntarily irrigate no more than three (3) assigned days per week. The assigned days are:
  • Residences with odd-numbered addresses Water ONLY on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.
  • Residences with even-numbered addresses water ONLY on Saturday, Monday and Wednesday.
  • Apartments, Condos and Businesses water ONLY on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
2. Water at the right times:
  • Between 6 pm and 10 am on your assigned watering days.
How to use the Landscape Watering Calculator:
  • Answer the questions below for each area of your yard.
  • Press the "Accept this area and create another" button.
  • Repeat for each area of your yard (up to 6 areas).
  • Press the "I'm finished, please create my custom watering schedule" button.
1. What is your zip code within San Diego County?

2. What would you like to call this landscape area ?
(front yard, citrus trees, etc)

3. What type of plants are you watering?
( Look here for examples of Grasses, Ground Covers, Shrubs, or Trees )

4. On this scale from Sandy to Clay, how would you describe your type of soil?

Sand

Sandy Loam

Loam

Clay Loam

Clay

5. What type of watering system do you have?

Sprinkler

Impact Rotor

Gear Rotor

Micro-Spray
If you are using a Sprinkler, Rotor, or Micro-Spray, and you know your application rate , please enter it here: inches/hour.

Bubbler

Drip