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Weather in Kaaawa, Hawaii

Flowers spill across the islands. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kaaawa, HI
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
71
°
Drizzle
Feels like
75°
Humidity
95%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
7:03 PM
Kaaawa, HI
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
94%
6p
68°
97%
7p
69°
98%
8p
69°
99%
9p
68°
98%
10p
69°
92%
11p
69°
76%
12a
69°
54%
1a
69°
37%
2a
69°
30%
3a
68°
28%
4a
67°
29%
5a
66°
32%
6a
68°
38%
7a
72°
47%
8a
73°
63%
9a
72°
83%
10a
72°
98%
11a
74°
100%
12p
75°
100%
1p
72°
100%
2p
71°
100%
3p
71°
100%
4p
70°
100%
5p
L 66°H 75°
Kaaawa, HI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    99%
    76°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    94%
    78°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    78%
    77°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    82%
    78°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    100%
    76°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    98%
    76°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    95%
    74°68°
Kaaawa, HI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
076° · steady
Direction
ENE
076°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
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 6 · pk 23 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ene.
Kaaawa, HI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.2
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.33 inHg
Now
993.2
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991996
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kaaawa, HI
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.2 μg/m³
PM 10
9.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
56.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.2 Low
Kaaawa, HI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
3:29 PM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
13h 11m
Sunset
7:03 PM
Civil dusk
5:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kaaawa, HI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
4:27 PM
Moonset
5:30 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Kaaawa, HI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Flowers spill across the islands

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kaaawa at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: December 26 (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 Kaaawa

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.