Weather in Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kiawah Island, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:11 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
77%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Kiawah Island, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
12a
65°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
55°
6a
55°
7a
59°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
73°
1p
73°
2p
72°
3p
72°
4p
70°
5p
71°
6p
70°
7p
69°
8p
67°
9p
67°
10p
65°
11p
Kiawah Island, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—81°71°
- MondayMay 18Clear—79°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—79°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—82°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Clear10%81°70°
- FridayMay 22Overcast23%80°71°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast29%81°71°
Kiawah Island, SC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Kiawah Island, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
131° · veering 131°
Direction
SE
131°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
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
Kiawah Island, SC
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 13.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 18.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Kiawah Island, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kiawah Island, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:34 AM
- Moonset
- 12:33 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Kiawah Island, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Kiawah Island at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 3 (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.