Weather in Kilauea, Hawaii
Flowers spill across the islands. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kilauea, HI
Sunday, May 17 at 2:38 AM
73
°
Drizzle
Feels like
77°
Humidity
88%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
7:10 PM
Kilauea, HI
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
83%
4p
73°
86%
5p
73°
88%
6p
71°
90%
7p
70°
90%
8p
69°
89%
9p
69°
86%
10p
69°
82%
11p
69°
72%
12a
67°
61%
1a
68°
57%
2a
67°
68%
3a
67°
86%
4a
67°
100%
5a
67°
100%
6a
68°
100%
7a
68°
100%
8a
68°
100%
9a
68°
100%
10a
69°
100%
11a
72°
87%
12p
75°
69%
1p
69°
59%
2p
71°
67%
3p
Kilauea, HI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Drizzle77%78°67°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle82%77°70°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain69%76°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain90%76°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Rain93%76°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle90%75°69°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle89%75°68°
Kilauea, HI
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Kilauea, HI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
106° · backing 116°
Direction
ESE
106°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 6
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
Kilauea, HI
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 58.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 3.3 Moderate
Kilauea, HI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
3:34 PM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
13h 13m
Sunset
7:10 PM
Civil dusk
5:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kilauea, HI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 4:32 PM
- Moonset
- 5:39 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Kilauea, HI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Flowers spill across the islands
bird
Kilauea at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: December 30 (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.