Weather in Pima, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pima, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:35 AM
92
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
5%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Sunset
7:12 PM
Pima, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
93°
5p
91°
6p
88°
7p
86°
8p
82°
9p
80°
10p
78°
11p
76°
12a
73°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
68°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
71°
7a
76°
8a
80°
9a
84°
10a
86°
11a
88°
12p
91°
1p
93°
2p
94°
3p
94°
4p
Pima, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—95°61°
- SundayMay 17Clear—91°62°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—85°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—87°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—90°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—89°68°
- FridayMay 22Mostly Clear—91°66°
Pima, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Pima, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
254° · backing 5°
Direction
WSW
254°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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
Pima, AZ
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 1.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 127.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.3 Low
Pima, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:53 AM
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
7:12 PM
Civil dusk
2:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pima, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:36 PM
- Moonset
- 2:39 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Pima, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Pima at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 4 (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.