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Weather in Pahoa, Hawaii

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

Pahoa, HI
Sunday, May 17 at 6:06 AM
71
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
75%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
6:48 PM
Pahoa, HI
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
100%
8p
68°
95%
9p
68°
88%
10p
67°
84%
11p
66°
85%
12a
66°
88%
1a
66°
90%
2a
66°
88%
3a
66°
84%
4a
66°
80%
5a
65°
76%
6a
68°
73%
7a
70°
73%
8a
72°
80%
9a
77°
90%
10a
79°
98%
11a
79°
100%
12p
80°
99%
1p
73°
98%
2p
74°
100%
3p
72°
100%
4p
73°
100%
5p
71°
90%
6p
69°
77%
7p
L 65°H 80°
Pahoa, HI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    100%
    80°66°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    100%
    80°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    100%
    76°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    97%
    77°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    100%
    77°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    100%
    73°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    95%
    76°65°
Pahoa, HI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
205° · backing 48°
Direction
SSW
205°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 20 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 48° from the ssw.
Pahoa, HI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.2
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.30 inHg
Now
992.2
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991994
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pahoa, HI
Air quality
18
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.4 μg/m³
PM 10
1.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
41.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Pahoa, HI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
3:21 PM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
13h 04m
Sunset
6:48 PM
Civil dusk
5:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pahoa, HI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
4:20 PM
Moonset
5:14 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Pahoa, 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 →

Pahoa at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: December 14 (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 Pahoa

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.