Weather in Benson, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Benson, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:39 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
9%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
7:12 PM
Benson, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
87°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
80°
8p
78°
9p
75°
10p
74°
11p
72°
12a
69°
1a
67°
2a
66°
3a
63°
4a
61°
5a
61°
6a
65°
7a
69°
8a
73°
9a
77°
10a
80°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
Benson, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—87°59°
- SundayMay 17Partly Cloudy—84°57°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—80°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—84°53°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—85°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—85°60°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—86°57°
Benson, AZ
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Benson, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
245° · veering 110°
Direction
WSW
245°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 11
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
Benson, AZ
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 121.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.4 Low
Benson, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:57 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
7:12 PM
Civil dusk
2:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Benson, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:41 PM
- Moonset
- 2:38 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Benson, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Benson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 26 (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.