Weather in Rillito, Arizona
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rillito, AZ
Sunday, May 17 at 12:39 AM
93
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
11%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
7:16 PM
Rillito, AZ
Hour by hour · 24h
98°
5p
95°
6p
91°
7p
88°
8p
85°
9p
81°
10p
79°
11p
76°
12a
75°
1a
72°
2a
70°
3a
68°
4a
66°
5a
67°
6a
72°
7a
77°
8a
81°
9a
85°
10a
87°
11a
88°
12p
90°
1p
92°
2p
92°
3p
93°
4p
Rillito, AZ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—97°67°
- SundayMay 17Clear—91°65°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—87°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—92°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—93°68°
- FridayMay 22Clear—93°67°
Rillito, AZ
Next 24 hours · Hot now
Rillito, AZ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
253° · backing 176°
Direction
WSW
253°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Rillito, AZ
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 119.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.4 Low
Rillito, AZ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:00 PM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:16 PM
Civil dusk
2:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rillito, AZ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:43 PM
- Moonset
- 2:43 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Rillito, AZ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Rillito at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 1 (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.