Downtown climate

Downtown Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Waikiki 717.2, 5.5 km from Downtown

Average highs run from 84°F on May 1 to 86°F on May 31, and lows from 70°F to 72°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.02 in over about 8 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Downtown, in °F, with the record for each date.60708090100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
71°F
Precipitation
1.02 in
Record high
93°FMay 31, 1988
Record low
60°FMay 2, 1989
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
12 h 57 min to 13 h 21 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
67°F
Wind
13.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 184°F70°F88°F 202562°F 198928%
May 284°F70°F89°F 197860°F 198928%
May 384°F70°F88°F 201760°F 198928%
May 484°F70°F88°F 197463°F 194628%
May 584°F70°F90°F 200562°F 198128%
May 684°F71°F89°F 197065°F 199627%
May 784°F71°F88°F 197064°F 195427%
May 884°F71°F89°F 199664°F 195727%
May 984°F71°F89°F 197962°F 199227%
May 1084°F71°F89°F 200561°F 198727%
May 1184°F71°F90°F 200562°F 198726%
May 1284°F71°F90°F 197963°F 198726%
May 1385°F71°F89°F 200564°F 195226%
May 1485°F71°F90°F 199663°F 198726%
May 1585°F71°F89°F 198763°F 195226%
May 1685°F71°F89°F 201462°F 200626%
May 1785°F71°F89°F 198865°F 200625%
May 1885°F71°F90°F 198864°F 198525%
May 1985°F71°F89°F 194564°F 198525%
May 2085°F72°F90°F 199660°F 198525%
May 2185°F72°F90°F 196864°F 198525%
May 2285°F72°F91°F 196864°F 198324%
May 2385°F72°F91°F 199565°F 197924%
May 2485°F72°F90°F 196665°F 195924%
May 2585°F72°F91°F 201965°F 194424%
May 2685°F72°F90°F 199265°F 197224%
May 2785°F72°F89°F 198965°F 197324%
May 2886°F72°F90°F 200565°F 196424%
May 2986°F72°F92°F 198765°F 196424%
May 3086°F72°F92°F 199265°F 196424%
May 3186°F72°F93°F 198865°F 198224%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Downtown, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (HST).

May 1
sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 6:57 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:49 AM, sunset 7:10 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00519397 (Waikiki 717.2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00022521, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.