Climate · Kurtistown

Kurtistown, HI climate

Kurtistown has warm winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 61°, and snow is almost unheard of.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
79°
32nd coolest of 163 Hawaii towns
January low
61°
43rd coldest of 163 Hawaii towns
Rain + melted snow
151 in
14th wettest of 163 Hawaii towns
Snow a winter
0.0 in
1st snowiest of 163 Hawaii towns
A normal year

What a year in Kurtistown feels like

Winter

76° / 61°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

76° / 63°
Typical high / low · Frost is rare by spring

Summer

79° / 66°
Typical high / low · 90° days are rare

Fall

79° / 65°
Typical high / low · Mild well into the fall
Best months to be outsideJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Kurtistown weather by month

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

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground
January75°61°10.1" 0160
February76°61°12.9" 0170
March75°62°15.4" 0230
April76°62°12.6" 0260
May77°64°9.6" 0230
June79°65°9.1" 0260
July79°66°12.0" 0270
August80°67°12.8" 0270
September80°66°11.2" 0240
October79°65°13.3" 0240
November77°64°17.8" 0240
December76°62°14.6" 0210
Year78°64°151.2"0.0"2770

“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 Kurtistown

Kurtistown gets 151 inches of rain and melted snow a year. November is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 277 days a year.

151 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 100% 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
18"

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
0
days that reach 90° in a normal year
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Kurtistown

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

0%heating
6 heating degree daysLess heating than 100% of U.S. towns
2,066 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 89% 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 Kurtistown

Kurtistown and its neighbors

Kurtistown borders 4 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 4.7°. Hawaiian Acres has the coldest January nights (56°) and Keaau the hottest July afternoons (79°). Kurtistown’s January low is 61° and its July high 79°.

Tiki Gardens: January low 56°, July high 77°Ainaloa: January low 56°, July high 77°Fern Acres: January low 56°, July high 77°Fern Forest: January low 56°, July high 77°Eden Roc: January low 56°, July high 77°Volcano: January low 49°, July high 73°Hawaiian Paradise Park: January low 64°, July high 83°Hawaiian Acres: January low 56°, July high 77°Mountain View: January low 56°, July high 77°Keaau: January low 61°, July high 79°Orchidlands Estates: January low 61°, July high 79°Kurtistown: January low 61°, July high 79° KurtistownHawaiian AcresMountain ViewKeaauOrchidlands Estates
ColderMilder49° to 64°
Hawaiian Acres56.0° −4.7°
Mountain View56.0° −4.7°
Kurtistown60.7°
Keaau60.7° same

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

Compared with other towns

How Kurtistown compares

Summer heat79° July high
Cooler than 92% of U.S. towns32nd coolest of 163 Hawaii towns
Winter cold61° January low
Milder than 100% of U.S. towns43rd coldest of 163 Hawaii towns
Precipitation151" a year
Wetter than 100% of U.S. towns14th wettest 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 Kurtistown’s climate

What is the coldest month in Kurtistown?

January, with a typical high of 75° and a low of 61°.

What is the hottest month in Kurtistown?

September, with a typical high of 80° and a low of 66°.

How much snow does Kurtistown get?

Almost none. A normal year brings 0.0 inches.

When is the first frost in Kurtistown?

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

What is the rainiest month in Kurtistown?

November, with 17.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 151 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 Waiakea Scd 88.2, HI (6 mi, snow) and Hilo 5 S, HI (4 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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