Climate · Punaluu

Punaluu, HI climate

Punaluu has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 66°, 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
66°
29th mildest of 163 Hawaii towns
Rain + melted snow
51 in
59th wettest of 163 Hawaii towns
Snow a winter
0.0 in
1st snowiest of 163 Hawaii towns
A normal year

What a year in Punaluu feels like

Winter

79° / 67°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

80° / 69°
Typical high / low · Frost is rare by spring

Summer

84° / 74°
Typical high / low · 90° days are rare

Fall

83° / 73°
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

Punaluu weather by month

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

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground
January79°66°4.5" 0160
February79°67°5.3" 0160
March78°67°5.6" 0190
April80°69°3.6" 0190
May82°70°3.4" 0190
June83°73°2.5" 0200
July84°74°3.3" 0230
August85°75°3.3" 0220
September85°75°3.8" 0200
October84°74°3.8" 0210
November81°72°6.0" 0210
December80°68°5.9" 0210
Year82°71°50.8"0.0"2370

“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 Punaluu

Punaluu gets 51 inches of rain and melted snow a year. November is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 237 days a year.

51 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 89% 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
6.0"

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
<1
days that reach 90° in a normal year
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Punaluu

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

0%heating
0 heating degree daysLess heating than 100% of U.S. towns
4,081 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 99% 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 Punaluu compares

Summer heat84° July high
Cooler than 56% of U.S. towns77th coolest of 163 Hawaii towns
Winter cold66° January low
Milder than 100% of U.S. towns29th mildest of 163 Hawaii towns
Precipitation51" a year
Wetter than 89% of U.S. towns59th 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 Punaluu’s climate

What is the coldest month in Punaluu?

January, with a typical high of 79° and a low of 66°.

What is the hottest month in Punaluu?

September, with a typical high of 85° and a low of 75°.

How much snow does Punaluu get?

Almost none. A normal year brings 0.0 inches.

When is the first frost in Punaluu?

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

What is the rainiest month in Punaluu?

November, with 6.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 51 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 Kapaka Farm 904.1, HI (2 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.

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