Climate · Hanapepe

Hanapepe, HI climate

Hanapepe has warm winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 64°, and snow is almost unheard of.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
86°
39th hottest of 163 Hawaii towns
January low
64°
75th mildest of 163 Hawaii towns
Rain + melted snow
23 in
73rd driest of 163 Hawaii towns
Snow a winter
0.0 in
1st snowiest of 163 Hawaii towns
A normal year

What a year in Hanapepe feels like

Winter

80° / 65°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

81° / 67°
Typical high / low · Frost is rare by spring

Summer

86° / 72°
Typical high / low · 13 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

85° / 71°
Typical high / low · Mild well into the fall
Best months to be outsideJanFebMarAprMayNovDecHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Hanapepe weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground
January80°64°2.1" 090
February80°65°2.4" 090
March80°65°3.9" 080
April81°67°1.3" 080
May83°69°1.4" 070
June85°71°0.6" 090
July86°72°0.7" 070
August87°72°0.7" 070
September87°72°1.2" 090
October86°71°2.9" 090
November83°69°2.1" 090
December81°67°4.2" 090
Year83°69°23.4"0.0"980

“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more.

Rain & snow

Rain and snow in Hanapepe

Hanapepe gets 23 inches of rain and melted snow a year. December is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 98 days a year.

23 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 84% of U.S. towns
0.0 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 96% of U.S. towns
0 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 94% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.2"

Snowfall by month

No measurable snow in a normal year.
Frost & the growing season

A year-round growing season

🌿 It almost never freezes here, so gardens can grow year-round.
0
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
0
nights below 0° in a normal year
13
days that reach 90° in a normal year

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Hanapepe

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Hanapepe, 0% of that work is heating and 100% is cooling, so air conditioning is the bigger bill.

0%heating
0 heating degree daysLess heating than 100% of U.S. towns
4,017 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 99% of U.S. towns

Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.

Compared with other towns

How Hanapepe compares

Summer heat86° July high
Hotter than 60% of U.S. towns39th hottest of 163 Hawaii towns
Winter cold64° January low
Milder than 100% of U.S. towns75th mildest of 163 Hawaii towns
Precipitation23" a year
Drier than 84% of U.S. towns73rd driest of 163 Hawaii towns
Snow0.0" a winter
Less snow than 96% of U.S. towns1st snowiest of 163 Hawaii towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Questions

Common questions about Hanapepe’s climate

What is the coldest month in Hanapepe?

January, with a typical high of 80° and a low of 64°.

What is the hottest month in Hanapepe?

August, with a typical high of 87° and a low of 72°. About 13 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Hanapepe get?

Almost none. A normal year brings 0.0 inches.

When is the first frost in Hanapepe?

Frost is uncommon. Only 0% of years see a night at 32° or below.

What is the rainiest month in Hanapepe?

December, with 4.2 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 23 inches.

NOAA’s gridded normals don’t cover this state, so temperatures and rainfall come from the nearest weather station. Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Makaweli 965, HI (3 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.

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