Kea‘au climate

Kea‘au Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hilo 5 S, 5.4 km from Kea‘au

Average highs run from 77°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 63°F to 65°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 9.56 in over about 25 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 Kea‘au, in °F, with the record for each date.5060708090100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
64°F
Precipitation
9.56 in
Record high
94°FMay 20, 1966
Record low
58°FMay 23, 2024
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
12 h 52 min to 13 h 14 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
64°F
Wind
11.4 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 177°F63°F85°F 198062°F 196083%
May 277°F63°F85°F 200461°F 197983%
May 377°F63°F85°F 197761°F 197783%
May 477°F63°F86°F 201961°F 200682%
May 577°F63°F87°F 199560°F 197182%
May 677°F63°F86°F 198061°F 195682%
May 777°F63°F87°F 201662°F 195082%
May 877°F63°F87°F 196659°F 199282%
May 977°F64°F89°F 196660°F 197182%
May 1077°F64°F85°F 196559°F 197182%
May 1177°F64°F87°F 200460°F 200681%
May 1277°F64°F85°F 196762°F 197181%
May 1377°F64°F87°F 202062°F 200681%
May 1477°F64°F88°F 202062°F 195781%
May 1577°F64°F87°F 202063°F 195581%
May 1677°F64°F87°F 198063°F 196481%
May 1777°F64°F88°F 202061°F 198781%
May 1877°F64°F91°F 196761°F 198581%
May 1977°F64°F87°F 196762°F 195281%
May 2077°F64°F94°F 196659°F 195281%
May 2177°F64°F88°F 196662°F 195781%
May 2278°F64°F88°F 201963°F 195681%
May 2378°F64°F88°F 196658°F 202482%
May 2478°F64°F87°F 196863°F 197082%
May 2578°F64°F91°F 200360°F 200382%
May 2678°F65°F88°F 200360°F 200382%
May 2778°F65°F88°F 199261°F 200383%
May 2878°F65°F87°F 198062°F 197283%
May 2978°F65°F89°F 199264°F 195083%
May 3078°F65°F87°F 196762°F 196483%
May 3178°F65°F88°F 200763°F 195183%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Kea‘au, in percent.0204060801001102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (HST).

May 1
sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 6:43 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 6:55 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00021515 (Hilo 5 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00021504, 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.