Kaunakakai, HI climate
Kaunakakai has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. 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 decadeWhat a year in Kaunakakai feels like
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Kaunakakai 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 | 79° | 64° | 3.6" | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| February | 79° | 65° | 2.3" | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| March | 79° | 66° | 3.0" | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| April | 81° | 67° | 1.5" | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| May | 83° | 69° | 1.2" | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| June | 85° | 72° | 0.6" | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| July | 86° | 73° | 0.6" | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| August | 87° | 73° | 0.8" | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September | 87° | 73° | 1.0" | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 86° | 71° | 1.5" | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| November | 83° | 70° | 2.7" | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| December | 80° | 67° | 2.9" | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Year | 83° | 69° | 21.7" | 0.0" | 30 | 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 Kaunakakai
Kaunakakai gets 22 inches of rain and melted snow a year. January is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 30 days a year.
A year-round growing season
Heating and cooling a home in Kaunakakai
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Kaunakakai, 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 Kaunakakai compares
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Common questions about Kaunakakai’s climate
What is the coldest month in Kaunakakai?
January, with a typical high of 79° and a low of 64°.
What is the hottest month in Kaunakakai?
September, with a typical high of 87° and a low of 73°. About 5 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Kaunakakai get?
Almost none. A normal year brings 0.0 inches.
When is the first frost in Kaunakakai?
Frost is uncommon. Only 0% of years see a night at 32° or below.
What is the rainiest month in Kaunakakai?
January, with 3.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 22 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 Kaunakakai 536, HI (1 mi, snow) and Molokai Airport, HI (7 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.