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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
L 55°H 73°
Kiawah Island, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    81°71°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    79°68°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    79°68°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    82°69°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Clear
    10%
    81°70°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    23%
    80°71°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    29%
    81°71°
Kiawah Island, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 7 · pk 17 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 131° from the se.
Kiawah Island, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1019.6
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 30.11 inHg
Now
1019.6
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10181022
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Kiawah Island

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.