Weather in Arivaca, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Arivaca, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:43 AM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
16%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
7:15 PM
Arivaca, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
86°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
77°
8p
74°
9p
70°
10p
69°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
64°
7a
74°
8a
77°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
85°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
87°
4p
Arivaca, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—88°53°
- SundayMay 17Clear—83°54°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—78°52°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—82°54°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—84°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—84°58°
- FridayMay 22Clear—86°58°
Arivaca, AZ
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Arivaca, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
233° · veering 55°
Direction
SW
233°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 12
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Arivaca, AZ
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 116.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.4 Low
Arivaca, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:02 PM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
7:15 PM
Civil dusk
2:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Arivaca, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:46 PM
- Moonset
- 2:42 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Arivaca, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Arivaca at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 24 (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.