Weather in Santa Cruz, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Santa Cruz, AZ
Saturday, May 16 at 11:43 PM
97
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
9%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
7:22 PM
Santa Cruz, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
98°
4p
99°
5p
97°
6p
94°
7p
90°
8p
88°
9p
86°
10p
84°
11p
81°
12a
80°
1a
77°
2a
77°
3a
74°
4a
71°
5a
72°
6a
74°
7a
78°
8a
82°
9a
86°
10a
89°
11a
92°
12p
95°
1p
96°
2p
96°
3p
Santa Cruz, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—97°71°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°65°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—87°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—92°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—95°66°
- FridayMay 22Clear—97°64°
Santa Cruz, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Santa Cruz, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
267° · veering 15°
Direction
W
267°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Santa Cruz, AZ
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 24.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 245.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 117.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.1 Moderate
Santa Cruz, AZ
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
12:02 PM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:22 PM
Civil dusk
2:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Santa Cruz, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:56 AM
- Moonset
- 1:37 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Santa Cruz, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
weather
Santa Cruz at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of May 16, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.