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Weather in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hilton Head Island, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:39 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
93%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Hilton Head Island, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
10p
68°
11p
67°
12a
65°
1a
63°
2a
64°
3a
62°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
58°
7a
60°
8a
63°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
74°
2p
74°
3p
74°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
70°
8p
67°
9p
L 58°H 74°
Hilton Head Island, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    80°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    83°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    80°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    82°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    85°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    85°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    22%
    84°70°
Hilton Head Island, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
103° · backing 28°
Direction
ESE
103°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 16 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 28° from the ese.
Hilton Head Island, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.2
-0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 30.04 inHg
Now
1017.2
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10171020
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Hilton Head Island, SC
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
11.6 μg/m³
PM 10
18.0 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
102.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Hilton Head Island, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:59 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hilton Head Island, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:38 AM
Moonset
12:35 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Hilton Head 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 →

Hilton Head Island at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 28 (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 Hilton Head 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.