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Weather in San Benito, Texas

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

San Benito, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
78%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:43 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
San Benito, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
10p
76°
11p
75°
12a
74°
1a
74°
2a
75°
3a
74°
4a
73°
5a
72°
6a
73°
7a
76°
8a
81°
9a
84°
10a
88°
11a
90°
12p
92°
1p
93°
2p
93°
3p
93°
4p
91°
5p
88°
6p
85°
7p
83°
8p
80°
9p
L 72°H 93°
San Benito, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    93°75°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    95°79°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    95°78°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    95°75°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Thunderstorm
    35%
    95°77°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Thunderstorm
    48%
    89°76°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    92°76°
San Benito, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
150° · veering 10°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 14
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
avg 14 · pk 35 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
San Benito, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.9
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.9
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051010
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
San Benito, TX
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.7 μg/m³
PM 10
11.8 μg/m³
NO₂
2.2 μg/m³
Ozone
71.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
San Benito, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:20 AM
Sunrise
6:43 AM
Daylight
13h 27m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
San Benito, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:04 PM
Moonset
1:29 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
San Benito, TX
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

San Benito at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 23 (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 17, 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.

ZIP codes in San Benito

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.