Weather in Key West, Florida
Flowers spill across the islands. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Key West, FL
Sunday, May 17 at 12:51 AM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
74%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Key West, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
8p
80°
9p
79°
10p
78°
11p
77°
12a
76°
1a
77°
2a
75°
3a
75°
4a
74°
5a
75°
6a
75°
7a
81°
8a
82°
9a
83°
10a
85°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
Key West, FL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm12%89°76°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm16%86°80°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle24%84°80°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle15%83°81°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle16%82°81°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle—82°81°
- FridayMay 22Overcast12%83°81°
Key West, FL
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Key West, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
095° · veering 68°
Direction
E
095°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 8
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
Key West, FL
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 81.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Key West, FL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
6:42 AM
Daylight
13h 22m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
12:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Key West, FL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:02 AM
- Moonset
- 12:19 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Key West, FL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Flowers spill across the islands
bird
Key West at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 13 (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.