Tumacacori, Arizona Weather
Tumacacori, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tumacacori, Santa Cruz County.
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About Tumacacori, Arizona
Tumacacori lies in a wide, sun-drenched valley where the Santa Cruz River, though often a whisper of its former self, still carves a gentle path. It lies 27.5 miles south-south-west of Sahuarita, AZ (from Sahuarita, AZ: bearing 192°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north-north-west of Rio Rico. The land here is a study in subtle hues: the pale, dusty greens of creosote and mesquite clinging to the arid slopes, the ochre of exposed earth, and the vast, unbroken canvas of an impossibly blue sky that stretches to distant, hazy mountains. The air, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, carries a dry, clean scent of dust and scrub, a fragrance that seems to settle deep into the bones. This is a place where the light itself feels tangible, painting the horizon with strokes of rose and lavender each evening, a quiet spectacle that unfolds without fanfare. The heart of Tumacacori beats with the enduring legacy of its mission, a silent sentinel against the passage of centuries. Founded by Jesuit missionaries in the late 17th century, the mission church stands as a potent reminder of early Spanish colonial endeavors and the complex interplay of cultures that shaped this region. For generations, the economy here was tied to the land, to the slow, patient cultivation of crops sustained by the river and to the raising of livestock under the immense desert sky. Today, while echoes of that agricultural past persist in the scattered ranches and the enduring spirit of self-reliance, tourism, drawn by the historical significance of the mission and the stark, captivating beauty of the landscape, plays a more prominent role, offering a glimpse into Tumacacori's layered story.
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| Location | Tumacacori, Santa Cruz County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 31.568702°N, 111.052313°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85640 |
| Area Code | 520 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tumacacori, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tumacacori, Arizona, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Tumacacori includes coordinates 31.568702°N, 111.052313°W, situated in Santa Cruz County. ZIP code 85640. Telephone area code: 520. Timezone: Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
