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 2:52 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
9%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Santa Fe, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
8p
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
Santa Fe, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—81°53°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—74°50°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—68°47°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—72°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast17%75°52°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast27%74°52°
- FridayMay 22Overcast14%75°49°
Santa Fe, NM
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Santa Fe, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
219° · veering 103°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Santa Fe, NM
Air quality
91
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 0.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 116.0 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
Santa Fe at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.