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Weather in Makawao, Hawaii

Flowers spill across the islands. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Makawao, HI
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
72
°
Heavy Drizzle
Feels like
77°
Humidity
91%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
6:56 PM
Makawao, HI
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
100%
4p
72°
100%
5p
71°
100%
6p
69°
100%
7p
70°
100%
8p
69°
99%
9p
69°
97%
10p
70°
96%
11p
69°
94%
12a
68°
93%
1a
68°
92%
2a
67°
93%
3a
67°
96%
4a
67°
98%
5a
67°
99%
6a
70°
100%
7a
70°
100%
8a
71°
100%
9a
72°
100%
10a
74°
100%
11a
77°
100%
12p
73°
100%
1p
73°
100%
2p
72°
100%
3p
L 67°H 77°
Makawao, HI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    100%
    79°65°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Showers
    100%
    78°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    100%
    77°69°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    100%
    78°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    99%
    77°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    98%
    75°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    98%
    74°65°
Makawao, HI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
329° · veering 146°
Direction
NNW
329°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 4
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 4 · pk 19 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 146° from the nnw.
Makawao, HI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.1
-2.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.32 inHg
Now
959.1
mb
3h
-2.9
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957962
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Makawao, HI
Air quality
25
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.6 μg/m³
PM 10
6.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
50.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.1 Low
Makawao, HI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
3:24 PM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
13h 09m
Sunset
6:56 PM
Civil dusk
5:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Makawao, HI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
4:22 PM
Moonset
5:22 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Makawao, HI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Flowers spill across the islands

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Makawao at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: December 22 (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 Makawao

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.