Kealakekua, HI climate
Kealakekua has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 69°, and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Kealakekua feels like
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Kealakekua 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 | 81° | 69° | 1.4" | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| February | 82° | 68° | 1.2" | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| March | 82° | 70° | 1.0" | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| April | 83° | 71° | 0.6" | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| May | 84° | 73° | 0.6" | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| June | 85° | 74° | 0.8" | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| July | 86° | 75° | 0.5" | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| August | 87° | 76° | 0.5" | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| September | 87° | 75° | 0.5" | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| October | 86° | 75° | 0.9" | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| November | 84° | 72° | 0.8" | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| December | 82° | 70° | 1.1" | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Year | 84° | 72° | 9.9" | 0.0" | 135 | 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 Kealakekua
Kealakekua gets 10 inches of rain and melted snow a year. January is the wettest month and July the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 135 days a year.
A year-round growing season
Heating and cooling a home in Kealakekua
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Kealakekua, 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.
Kealakekua and its neighbors
Kealakekua borders 3 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 11.5°. Captain Cook has the coldest January nights (57°) and Honalo the hottest July afternoons (86°). Kealakekua’s January low is 69° and its July high 86°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Kealakekua compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Common questions about Kealakekua’s climate
What is the coldest month in Kealakekua?
February, with a typical high of 82° and a low of 68°.
What is the hottest month in Kealakekua?
August, with a typical high of 87° and a low of 76°. About 3 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Kealakekua get?
Almost none. A normal year brings 0.0 inches.
When is the first frost in Kealakekua?
Frost is uncommon. Only 0% of years see a night at 32° or below.
What is the rainiest month in Kealakekua?
January, with 1.4 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 10 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 Lanihau 68.2, HI (10 mi, snow) and Ke-ahole Pt 68.13, 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.