Weather in Socorro, New Mexico
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Socorro, NM
Sunday, May 17 at 3:51 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
8%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Socorro, NM
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
9p
81°
10p
79°
11p
77°
12a
78°
1a
73°
2a
70°
3a
69°
4a
68°
5a
64°
6a
66°
7a
73°
8a
79°
9a
82°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
90°
5p
90°
6p
87°
7p
82°
8p
Socorro, NM
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—90°60°
- SundayMay 17Clear—87°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—85°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—84°57°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—87°60°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—85°59°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—85°62°
Socorro, NM
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Socorro, NM
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
211° · veering 7°
Direction
SSW
211°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Socorro, NM
Air quality
91
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 0.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 127.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Socorro, NM
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:39 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
2:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Socorro, NM
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:20 PM
- Moonset
- 2:30 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Socorro, NM
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Socorro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 11 (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.