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Weather in Nogales, Arizona

Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Nogales, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:42 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
12%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
7:13 PM
Nogales, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
87°
5p
84°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
76°
9p
72°
10p
70°
11p
69°
12a
66°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
58°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
62°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
81°
10a
83°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
88°
4p
L 55°H 89°
Nogales, AZ
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    89°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Clear
    83°57°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    79°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    82°54°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    84°61°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    84°57°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Mostly Clear
    85°56°
Nogales, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
241° · veering 70°
Direction
WSW
241°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
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 10 · pk 28 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wsw-bound air across the harbor.
Nogales, AZ
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
882.5
+2.0 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.06 inHg
Now
882.5
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 878886
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Nogales, AZ
Air quality
72
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
2.9 μg/m³
PM 10
5.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
118.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.4 Low
Nogales, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:01 PM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
7:13 PM
Civil dusk
2:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Nogales, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:45 PM
Moonset
2:39 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Nogales, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Nogales at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 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 Nogales

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.