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Weather in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Santa Fe, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 3:42 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
10%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Santa Fe, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
9p
64°
10p
62°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
55°
7a
64°
8a
67°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
74°
8p
L 55°H 81°
Santa Fe, NM
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    81°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    74°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    68°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    72°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    20%
    75°52°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    22%
    74°52°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    11%
    75°49°
Santa Fe, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
196° · veering 27°
Direction
SSW
196°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 9 · pk 21 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 27° from the ssw.
Santa Fe, NM
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
786.8
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 23.23 inHg
Now
786.8
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-6.5
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 786796
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Santa Fe, NM
Air quality
89
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
0.9 μg/m³
PM 10
1.8 μg/m³
NO₂
2.7 μg/m³
Ozone
108.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Santa Fe, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:31 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
2:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Santa Fe, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:11 PM
Moonset
2:31 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Santa Fe, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Santa Fe at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 21 (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 Santa Fe

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.