Weather in Kiawah Island

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 7:08 pm (EDT)

Now · clear 70 °F

Feels like: 69 °F
Low / high: 54 / 78 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 10 mph NE

↗ 30.19 inHg · rising

Today in Kiawah Island: mainly clear, 54 °F to 78 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a gentle breeze from the northeast (10 mph). Tomorrow, mainly clear, 62 °F to 79 °F and a 1% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 79 °F. Next likely rain: Sunday 1 (32%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

78° 54°
Today
79° 62°
Thu 29
76° 61°
Fri 30
73° 64°
Sat 31
72° 64°
Sun 1
72° 64°
Mon 2
74° 63°
Tue 3
75° 65°
Wed 4
73° 64°
Thu 5
71° 59°
Fri 6
70° 55°
Sat 7
69° 53°
Sun 8
66° 53°
Mon 9
67° 51°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Mainly clear	54 / 78 °F	0%	14 mph NE	2.9 ft	10:19 am · 10:31 pm	HRRR
Thu 29	Mainly clear	62 / 79 °F	1%	15 mph NE	2.8 ft	11:15 am · 11:29 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Overcast	61 / 76 °F	0%	11 mph NE	2.0 ft	12:16 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Overcast	64 / 73 °F	3%	21 mph NE	2.8 ft	12:32 am · 1:22 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Light drizzle	64 / 72 °F	32% · 0.82 in	21 mph NE	3.0 ft	1:39 am · 1:27 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Light drizzle	64 / 72 °F	37% · 1.46 in	20 mph NE	2.9 ft	1:47 am · 2:29 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Mainly clear	63 / 74 °F	11% · 0.03 in	18 mph NE	2.7 ft	2:51 am · 3:28 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Partly cloudy	65 / 75 °F	21% · 0.10 in	15 mph ENE	2.7 ft	3:53 am · 4:23 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Light drizzle	64 / 73 °F	29% · 0.50 in	13 mph SSW	4.1 ft	4:49 am · 5:14 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Light drizzle	59 / 71 °F	23% · 0.09 in	10 mph SW	4.1 ft	5:39 am · 6:00 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Light drizzle	55 / 70 °F	4% · 0.04 in	9 mph NNW	4.2 ft	6:24 am · 6:42 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Overcast	53 / 69 °F	9% · 0.03 in	10 mph N	3.3 ft	7:05 am · 7:23 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Mainly clear	53 / 66 °F	13%	11 mph N	3.7 ft	7:45 am · 8:03 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	51 / 67 °F	12%	8 mph NNE	3.0 ft	8:22 am · 8:43 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 2:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 2:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 10:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Clear	Clear	Clear	Mainly clear	Clear sky	Clear sky	Clear sky	Clear
Temperature	57°	55°	55°	61°	71°	78°	73°	68°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	5 NNE	5 NNE	7 NNE	9 NNE	11 NNE	11 NE	12 NE	10 NE
Humidity	76%	89%	92%	91%	83%	64%	67%	78%
UV	0	0	0	1	5	3	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on wind on Saturday 31: take it with some caution.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	77°	78°	77°	75°	74°	76°	77°
AIFS	77°	78°	79°	75°	73°	73°	75°
GFS	77°	77°	78°	75°	75°	71°	72°
ICON	77°	78°	78°	74°	74°	71°	77°
HRRR	78°	79°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	74°	75°	76°	73°	72°	72°	74°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0	0	0	0	0.01 in	0.02 in	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0.05 in	0.02 in	0.06 in
GFS	0	0.01 in	0	0	0.00 in	2.56 in	0.14 in
ICON	0	0	0	0	0	1.12 in	0.71 in
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0	0	0.82 in	1.46 in	0.03 in
Confidence	high	high	high	high	low	low	low

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	1327	1023	818	1431	1325	1629	1533
AIFS	13	12	9	14	14	15	17
GFS	1528	1328	1122	1833	1630	2844	1426
ICON	1022	823	716	1126	923	1126	1024
HRRR	1429	1226	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	1826	1523	1117	2130	2129	2028	1826
Confidence	high	high	high	medium	medium	medium	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	2%	2%	0%	4%	11%	21%	23%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	3%	3%	13%	65%	60%	19%
NBM (NOAA)	0%	1%	0%	3%	32%	37%	11%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	1%	3%	7%	6%	5%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer, wetter and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Above +4.7 °F	Above +96%	A bit above +0.7 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal −0.5 °F	A bit above +35%	A bit above +0.7 °F	66° / 59°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	Normal +0.4 °F	66° / 59°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.7 °F	Above +91%	Normal +0.4 °F	64° / 58°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal 0.0 °F	Well above +108%	Normal 0.0 °F	62° / 56°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +0.9 °F	Above +68%	—
December	Normal +0.2 °F	A bit above +50%	—
January	Normal −0.4 °F	Above +62%	—
February	Normal −0.7 °F	Above +82%	—
March	Normal −0.4 °F	Above +56%	—

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Kiawah Island climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Kiawah Island is from April to May and in October: highs of 75 °F to 82 °F, about 8 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from May to September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 31 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Kiawah Island, one or two a year; 9 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Chantal, in July 2025.

59° 40°

JanJ
62° 42°

FebF
68° 48°

MarM
75° 55°

AprA
82° 63°

MayM
87° 70°

JunJ
90° 73°

JulJ
88° 73°

AugA
84° 69°

SepS
77° 59°

OctO
69° 48°

NovN
62° 43°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	59°	40°	3.26 in	8	4.9	60°	3.3 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	62°	42°	3.00 in	7	5.3	59°	3.3 ft	–
MarchMar	68°	48°	3.52 in	8	6.9	61°	3.2 ft	–
AprilApr	75°	55°	3.24 in	7	8.1	66°	3.2 ft	–
MayMay	82°	63°	3.20 in	9	9.1	73°	2.9 ft	4
JuneJun	87°	70°	5.91 in	14	8.1	80°	2.6 ft	4
JulyJul	90°	73°	6.26 in	17	8.6	83°	2.7 ft	5
AugustAug	88°	73°	7.87 in	17	7.5	83°	2.7 ft	7
SeptemberSep	84°	69°	5.70 in	11	6.3	81°	3.3 ft	7
OctoberOct	77°	59°	3.35 in	7	6.1	75°	3.4 ft	3
NovemberNov	69°	48°	2.48 in	6	5.8	67°	3.6 ft	1
DecemberDec	62°	43°	3.44 in	8	4.7	63°	3.3 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	60°	3.3 ft	–
Feb	59°	3.3 ft	–
Mar	61°	3.2 ft	–
Apr	66°	3.2 ft	–
May	73°	2.9 ft	4
Jun	80°	2.6 ft	4
Jul	83°	2.7 ft	5
Aug	83°	2.7 ft	7
Sep	81°	3.3 ft	7
Oct	75°	3.4 ft	3
Nov	67°	3.6 ft	1
Dec	63°	3.3 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 51.24 in of rain on about 120 days and about 2,500 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now70 °Ffeels like 69 °F

Tomorrow62 / 79 °F

It's 70 °F now (feels like 69 °F). Today, 54 °F to 78 °F; tomorrow, 62 °F to 79 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Thu 29 1%
Fri 30 0%
Sat 31 3%
Sun 1 32% 0.82 in
Mon 2 37% 1.46 in
Tue 3 11% 0.03 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Sunday 1: 32% and 0.82 in.

No rain in the last 7 days.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity73%

Dew point61 °F

Humidity is 73% now and the dew point is 61 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now13 migood

Clouds3%

Visibility is good now (13 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak5moderate

Thu 29: 4 · Fri 30: 5 · Sat 31: 4

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising · now Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.1030.2030.30 30.11

Rising now (+0.03 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.04 inHg. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 49

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Max wind
Tue 27	Overcast	53 / 76 °F	9 mph NNE
Mon 26	Clear sky	55 / 75 °F	11 mph NNE
Sun 25	Partly cloudy	57 / 74 °F	15 mph NNE
Sat 24	Clear sky	55 / 74 °F	13 mph NNE
Fri 23	Mainly clear	50 / 71 °F	10 mph NNE
Thu 22	Clear sky	49 / 73 °F	7 mph N
Wed 21	Partly cloudy	52 / 73 °F	9 mph N

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Mainly clear	50 / 74 °F	0	9 mph N
Mon 19	Clear sky	49 / 68 °F	0	12 mph N
Sun 18	Clear sky	49 / 67 °F	0	14 mph NNE
Sat 17	Light drizzle	56 / 76 °F	0.04 in	16 mph NNW
Fri 16	Mainly clear	68 / 84 °F	0	10 mph SW
Thu 15	Clear sky	68 / 86 °F	0	7 mph SW
Wed 14	Overcast	65 / 86 °F	0	7 mph SW
Tue 13	Clear sky	65 / 85 °F	0	5 mph NNW
Mon 12	Clear sky	63 / 84 °F	0	9 mph WNW
Sun 11	Thunderstorm	69 / 81 °F	0.46 in	15 mph SW
Sat 10	Thunderstorm	72 / 82 °F	1.28 in	14 mph ESE
Fri 9	Light drizzle	68 / 76 °F	0.02 in	14 mph NE
Thu 8	Overcast	64 / 80 °F	0	6 mph NE
Wed 7	Overcast	65 / 80 °F	0	11 mph NE
Tue 6	Overcast	65 / 76 °F	0	13 mph NE
Mon 5	Showers	67 / 73 °F	1.54 in	9 mph NNE
Sun 4	Showers	73 / 81 °F	1.46 in	9 mph WSW
Sat 3	Light rain	74 / 78 °F	0.54 in	9 mph SSW
Fri 2	Light drizzle	73 / 87 °F	0.06 in	7 mph SSE
Thu 1	Light drizzle	67 / 85 °F	0.05 in	6 mph ENE
Wed 30	Clear sky	70 / 84 °F	0	7 mph ENE
Tue 29	Partly cloudy	63 / 84 °F	0	8 mph ENE
Mon 28	Mainly clear	60 / 83 °F	0	6 mph NE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Kiawah IslandQuestions

What's the weather like today in Kiawah Island?

Mainly clear, from 54 °F to 78 °F, with a gentle breeze from the northeast (10 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Kiawah Island?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 1% (0.00 in): mainly clear.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 54 °F and a high of 79 °F; the warmest day, Thursday 29.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 5 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.19 inHg and rising: −0.03 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Kiawah Island?

The best time to visit Kiawah Island is from April to May and in October: highs of 75 °F to 82 °F, about 8 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Kiawah Island in October?

In October, Kiawah Island normally sees highs of 77 °F and lows of 59 °F, with about 7 rainy days (3.35 in for the month) and 6 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 75 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Kiawah Island?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 90 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 40 °F. The wettest is August (7.87 in) and the driest, November.

When is hurricane season in Kiawah Island?

Hurricane season: from May to September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 31 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Kiawah Island, one or two a year; 9 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Chantal, in July 2025.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 11 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 7:08 pm (local time).

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