Climate · Kapolei

Kapolei, HI climate

Kapolei has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 65°, and snow is almost unheard of.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
88°
20th hottest of 163 Hawaii towns
January low
65°
63rd mildest of 163 Hawaii towns
Rain + melted snow
14 in
20th driest of 163 Hawaii towns
Snow a winter
0.0 in
1st snowiest of 163 Hawaii towns
A normal year

What a year in Kapolei feels like

Winter

81° / 66°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

83° / 68°
Typical high / low · Frost is rare by spring

Summer

88° / 72°
Typical high / low · 31 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

87° / 71°
Typical high / low · Mild well into the fall
Best months to be outsideJanFebMarAprDecHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Kapolei weather by month

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

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground
January81°65°1.4" 070
February81°65°1.8" 060
March82°66°2.0" 080
April84°68°0.6" 050
May85°69°1.0" 060
June87°71°0.3" 040
July88°73°0.3" 050
August89°73°0.6" 060
September89°72°0.7" 060
October87°72°1.3" 070
November84°69°1.8" 080
December82°67°2.3" 080
Year85°69°13.9"0.0"770

“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 Kapolei

Kapolei gets 14 inches of rain and melted snow a year. December is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 77 days a year.

14 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 95% 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
2.3"

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
31
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 Kapolei

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Kapolei, 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
4,396 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.

Around Kapolei

Kapolei and its neighbors

Kapolei borders 4 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.0°. East Kapolei has both the coldest January nights (65°) and the hottest July afternoons (88°). Kapolei’s January low is 65° and its July high 88°.

West Loch Estate: January low 67°, July high 88°Waipahu: January low 67°, July high 88°Ewa Gentry: January low 62°, July high 87°Ocean Pointe: January low 62°, July high 87°East Kapolei: January low 65°, July high 88°Makakilo: January low 65°, July high 88°Kalaeloa: January low 65°, July high 88°Ewa Villages: January low 65°, July high 88°Kapolei: January low 65°, July high 88° KapoleiEast KapoleiMakakiloKalaeloaEwa Villages
ColderMilder62° to 67°
Kapolei64.7°
East Kapolei64.7° same
Makakilo64.7° same
Kalaeloa64.7° same
Ewa Villages64.7° same

Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.

Compared with other towns

How Kapolei compares

Summer heat88° July high
Hotter than 71% of U.S. towns20th hottest of 163 Hawaii towns
Winter cold65° January low
Milder than 100% of U.S. towns63rd mildest of 163 Hawaii towns
Precipitation14" a year
Drier than 95% of U.S. towns20th 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 Kapolei’s climate

What is the coldest month in Kapolei?

January, with a typical high of 81° and a low of 65°.

What is the hottest month in Kapolei?

August, with a typical high of 89° and a low of 73°. About 31 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Kapolei get?

Almost none. A normal year brings 0.0 inches.

When is the first frost in Kapolei?

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

What is the rainiest month in Kapolei?

December, with 2.3 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 14 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 Campbell Ind Pk 702.5, HI (4 mi, snow) and Ewa Kalaeloa Airport, HI (2 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.

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