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Weather in Makena, Hawaii

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

Makena, HI
Sunday, May 17 at 5:14 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
75%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
6:56 PM
Makena, HI
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
7p
73°
8p
72°
9p
72°
10p
72°
11p
72°
12a
72°
1a
72°
12%
2a
72°
16%
3a
72°
20%
4a
72°
22%
5a
72°
20%
6a
74°
15%
7a
77°
10%
8a
78°
9a
79°
10a
79°
11a
78°
12p
78°
1p
79°
2p
78°
3p
77°
11%
4p
76°
12%
5p
75°
6p
L 72°H 79°
Makena, HI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    80°73°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    81°72°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    78°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Rain
    25%
    79°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    49%
    78°72°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    47%
    77°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    41%
    76°68°
Makena, HI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
001° · backing 119°
Direction
N
001°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 4
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 4 · pk 22 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 119° from the n.
Makena, HI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.6
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.58 inHg
Now
1001.6
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
+2.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991004
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Makena, HI
Air quality
24
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.7 μg/m³
PM 10
4.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
40.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Makena, HI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
3:25 PM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
13h 09m
Sunset
6:56 PM
Civil dusk
5:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Makena, HI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
4:23 PM
Moonset
5:22 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Makena, 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 →

Makena at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: December 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.

ZIP codes in Makena

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.