Climate · Olowalu

Olowalu, HI climate

Olowalu has warm winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 64°, and snow is almost unheard of.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
84°
77th coolest of 163 Hawaii towns
January low
64°
81st mildest of 163 Hawaii towns
Rain + melted snow
23 in
67th driest of 163 Hawaii towns
Snow a winter
0.0 in
1st snowiest of 163 Hawaii towns
A normal year

What a year in Olowalu feels like

Winter

77° / 65°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

79° / 66°
Typical high / low · Frost is rare by spring

Summer

84° / 70°
Typical high / low · 3 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

83° / 69°
Typical high / low · Mild well into the fall
Best months to be outsideJanFebMarAprMayJunOctNovDecHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Olowalu weather by month

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

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground
January77°64°3.4" 0110
February77°64°2.1" 0110
March78°65°3.7" 0130
April79°66°1.7" 0110
May81°67°1.2" 0100
June83°69°0.6" 080
July84°70°0.8" 0110
August85°71°0.9" 0110
September85°70°1.2" 0100
October83°70°1.9" 0110
November80°68°2.6" 0130
December78°66°3.2" 0130
Year81°67°23.3"0.0"1340

“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 Olowalu

Olowalu gets 23 inches of rain and melted snow a year. March is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 134 days a year.

23 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 84% 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
3.7"

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
3
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 Olowalu

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

0%heating
1 heating degree daysLess heating than 100% of U.S. towns
3,341 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 97% 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.

Compared with other towns

How Olowalu compares

Summer heat84° July high
Cooler than 56% of U.S. towns77th coolest of 163 Hawaii towns
Winter cold64° January low
Milder than 100% of U.S. towns81st mildest of 163 Hawaii towns
Precipitation23" a year
Drier than 84% of U.S. towns67th 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 Olowalu’s climate

What is the coldest month in Olowalu?

February, with a typical high of 77° and a low of 64°.

What is the hottest month in Olowalu?

August, with a typical high of 85° and a low of 71°. About 3 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Olowalu get?

Almost none. A normal year brings 0.0 inches.

When is the first frost in Olowalu?

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

What is the rainiest month in Olowalu?

March, with 3.7 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 23 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 Waiehu Camp 484, HI (9 mi, snow) and Puukolii 457.1, HI (8 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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