Honokaa, HI climate
Honokaa has warm winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 57°, and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Honokaa feels like
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Honokaa weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 78° | 57° | 7.6" | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| February | 78° | 57° | 8.8" | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| March | 77° | 56° | 11.8" | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| April | 80° | 59° | 9.7" | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| May | 80° | 61° | 6.2" | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| June | 83° | 62° | 3.8" | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| July | 82° | 65° | 5.9" | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| August | 83° | 65° | 6.7" | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| September | 83° | 65° | 4.5" | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| October | 82° | 61° | 5.3" | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| November | 79° | 61° | 10.0" | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| December | 78° | 58° | 10.0" | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Year | 80° | 61° | 90.4" | 0.0" | 169 | 0 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more.
Rain and snow in Honokaa
Honokaa gets 90 inches of rain and melted snow a year. March is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 169 days a year.
A year-round growing season
Heating and cooling a home in Honokaa
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Honokaa, 0% of that work is heating and 100% is cooling, so air conditioning is the bigger bill.
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.
How Honokaa compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Common questions about Honokaa’s climate
What is the coldest month in Honokaa?
March, with a typical high of 77° and a low of 56°.
What is the hottest month in Honokaa?
August, with a typical high of 83° and a low of 65°.
How much snow does Honokaa get?
Almost none. A normal year brings 0.0 inches.
When is the first frost in Honokaa?
Frost is uncommon. Only 0% of years see a night at 32° or below.
What is the rainiest month in Honokaa?
March, with 11.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 90 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 Honokaa Town 215, HI (1 mi, snow) and Kihalani 132.5, HI (17 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.