Right now
37°C / 99°F
Clear · wind 9 km/h · 25% RH
Soil (6 cm)
34°C / 94°F
Warm-season seeds go
Hardiness zone
9b
est. from 10-yr extreme low -2°C
Frost window
Feb 20 – Dec 16
~299 frost-free days · first frost in ~99 days
Sun
06:03 – 18:39
sunrise – sunset today
Moon
Waning Crescent
10% lit · solunar good · full 2026-09-26
7-day forecast
America/Phoenix
Tue
Overcast
38° / 25°
dry
Wed
Overcast
38° / 25°
dry
Thu
Drizzle
37° / 25°
0.2 mm
Fri
Drizzle
35° / 29°
0.7 mm
Sat
Drizzle
36° / 28°
0.1 mm
Sun
Drizzle
36° / 30°
2.3 mm
Mon
Showers
36° / 26°
25.8 mm
This week
AI field guide · refreshed weeklyTucson Garden Guide: Early Fall Planting Season Begins. Tucson Fishing: Early Fall in the Desert Washes. Foraging in Tucson: Early Fall Monsoon Season.
Gardening
Tucson Garden Guide: Early Fall Planting Season Begins
Sow & harvest now
- Peas (snap and snow)
- Lettuce and leafy greens
- Root vegetables (carrots, beets, radishes)
- Herbs (cilantro, parsley, dill)
Fishing
Tucson Fishing: Early Fall in the Desert Washes
What's biting
- Largemouth Bass
- Sunfish (Bluegill, Longear Sunfish)
- Flathead Catfish
- Desert Pupfish
Foraging
Foraging in Tucson: Early Fall Monsoon Season
In season now
- Wolfberries (Desert Thorn, Lycium)
- Prickly Pear Fruit (Tuna)
- Desert Chia (Salvia hispanica subsp. minor)
- Mesquite Pods
Your ecological region
Deserts & Dry Basins
The Great Basin, Mojave, Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts and the Columbia and Snake River plateaus: sun, low humidity and cold nights.
Regional guide →Your hardiness zone
Zone 9b
Estimated from a 10-year average extreme low of -2°C. What grows, what bites and what to forage across your zone.
Zone guide →Get this guide for Tucson every week
Frost warnings, what's biting, what's ripening. One email, Sunday evening.