Schofield Barracks weather in May

In May, Schofield Barracks sees average daytime highs of 80°F and overnight lows near 70°F, with 1.1 in of rain across 8 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 80°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Schofield Barracks's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Schofield Barracks's year-round climate.

Daytime high
80°
6th warmest
Overnight low
70°
6th coldest
Rainfall
1.1 in
8 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:58 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
55%
10th clearest
Wind
10 mph
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Schofield Barracks is United States Army installation and census-designated place on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi.

Density
2,282/km²
people per km²
Founded
1908

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 80°F through the month.

A typical May day in Schofield Barracks reaches about 80°F in the afternoon and slips back to 70°F overnight — a 9°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 77°F and 82°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°F warmer than April and about 2°F cooler than June.

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Schofield Barracks weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan76° / 67°1.67.310.87.6
Feb76° / 67°1.5711.37.5
Mar76° / 68°2.18.911.87.2
Apr78° / 69°1.08.412.57.0
May80° / 70°1.18137.0
Jun82° / 72°0.97.313.36.9
Jul82° / 73°0.87.813.26.6
Aug83° / 74°0.96.812.76.3
Sep83° / 74°0.8712.16.3
Oct82° / 73°1.37.211.56.7
Nov79° / 71°1.87.7117.0
Dec77° / 69°1.97.210.77.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35644
45644
55644
65545
75545
85644
95644
105743
115743
125842
135842
145941
156040
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216337
226337
236337
246436
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316931

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Schofield Barracks gets around 1.1 in of rain over 8 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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227
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527
627
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827
927
1027
1127
1227
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1426
1526
1626
1725
1825
1925
2025
2124
2224
2324
2424
2523
2623
2723
2823
2923
3023
3123

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 46% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
121055330
221055330
321054340
421053341
521053341
611054341
71954351
81954351
91953361
101854361
111853371
120853381
130753391
140752401
150750422
160649432
170648442
180647462
190546472
200545482
210444492
220444502
230443512
240342532
250342532
260241552
270240571
280239581
290138601
300137611
310136621

Wind in May

Winds average 10 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 11 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
111light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:066:53
212.86:056:53
312.86:056:54
412.86:046:54
512.86:046:54
612.96:036:55
712.96:026:55
812.96:026:56
912.96:016:56
1012.96:016:57
1112.96:006:57
1213.06:006:57
1313.05:596:58
1413.05:596:58
1513.05:586:59
1613.05:586:59
1713.05:577:00
1813.15:577:00
1913.15:577:01
2013.15:567:01
2113.15:567:01
2213.15:567:02
2313.15:557:02
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.09 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Schofield Barracks

In seasonPeak

In May, Schofield Barracks sits inside its pacific hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Schofield Barracks sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Pacific hurricane
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May
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Is May a good time to visit Schofield Barracks?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Schofield Barracks for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Schofield Barracks in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Schofield Barracks sees daytime highs around 80°F and nights near 70°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Schofield Barracks in May

The nearest coast averages about 77°F in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 9 mi away) is warmest in September at about 81°F and coldest in February near 76°F.

The water stays above 68°F all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

74°76°78°80°82°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan76Warm
Feb76Warm
Mar76Warm
Apr76Warm
May77Warm
Jun78Warm
Jul79Warm
Aug80Warm
Sep81Warm
Oct80Warm
Nov79Warm
Dec77Warm

UV index in Schofield Barracks in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Schofield Barracks peaks around July 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 23UV 12Dec 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb9Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High
Location & terrain

Where is Schofield Barracks?

Schofield Barracks sits at 21.5°N, 158.1°W, 892 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Schofield-Wheeler, 1.2 mi away.

Topography around Schofield Barracks

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Schofield Barracks.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Schofield Barracks has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 814 ft around an average of 912 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,999 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,983 ft.

The land around Schofield Barracks is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (31%) within 2 miles, trees (54%) and grassland (28%) within 10 miles, and water (86%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
814 ft
10 miles
3,999 ft
50 miles
3,983 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Schofield-Wheeler 1.2 mi · Wahiawā-Whitmore 1.9 mi · Wahiawā 2.5 mi · Mililani Town 4.3 mi · Mililani Mauka 5.0 mi · Mililani Mauka / Launani Valley 5.0 mi · Waipahu 8.7 mi · Pearl City 9.3 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Schofield Barracks (21.4984°, -158.0651°, elevation 892 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).