Climate · Orchidlands Estates

Orchidlands Estates, HI climate

Orchidlands Estates 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 Orchidlands Estates 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

Orchidlands Estates 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" 0170
February76°61°12.9" 0200
March75°62°15.4" 0260
April76°62°12.6" 0280
May77°64°9.6" 0250
June79°65°9.1" 0270
July79°66°12.0" 0280
August80°67°12.8" 0290
September80°66°11.2" 0260
October79°65°13.3" 0270
November77°64°17.8" 0250
December76°62°14.6" 0230
Year78°64°151.2"0.0"3010

“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 Orchidlands Estates

Orchidlands Estates 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 301 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 Orchidlands Estates

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Orchidlands Estates, 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 Orchidlands Estates

Orchidlands Estates and its neighbors

Orchidlands Estates borders 5 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 8.1°. Hawaiian Acres has the coldest January nights (56°) and Hawaiian Paradise Park the hottest July afternoons (83°). Orchidlands Estates’s January low is 61° and its July high 79°.

Hawaiian Beaches: January low 64°, July high 83°Mountain View: January low 56°, July high 77°Keaau: January low 61°, July high 79°Fern Acres: January low 56°, July high 77°Hawaiian Paradise Park: January low 64°, July high 83°Kurtistown: January low 61°, July high 79°Hawaiian Acres: January low 56°, July high 77°Tiki Gardens: January low 56°, July high 77°Ainaloa: January low 56°, July high 77°Orchidlands Estates: January low 61°, July high 79° Orchidlands EstatesHawaiian Paradise ParkKurtistownHawaiian AcresTiki GardensAinaloa
ColderMilder56° to 64°
Hawaiian Acres56.0° −4.7°
Tiki Gardens56.0° −4.7°
Ainaloa56.0° −4.7°
Orchidlands Estates60.7°
Kurtistown60.7° same

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

Compared with other towns

How Orchidlands Estates 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 Orchidlands Estates’s climate

What is the coldest month in Orchidlands Estates?

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

What is the hottest month in Orchidlands Estates?

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

How much snow does Orchidlands Estates get?

Almost none. A normal year brings 0.0 inches.

When is the first frost in Orchidlands Estates?

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

What is the rainiest month in Orchidlands Estates?

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 Glenwood #2 55.4, HI (9 mi, snow) and Hilo 5 S, 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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