Climate · Wailea

Wailea, HI climate

Wailea has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 64°, and snow is almost unheard of.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
87°
33rd hottest of 163 Hawaii towns
January low
64°
62nd coldest of 163 Hawaii towns
Rain + melted snow
16 in
22nd driest of 163 Hawaii towns
Snow a winter
0.0 in
1st snowiest of 163 Hawaii towns
A normal year

What a year in Wailea feels like

Winter

80° / 64°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

83° / 65°
Typical high / low · Frost is rare by spring

Summer

87° / 69°
Typical high / low · 26 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

85° / 68°
Typical high / low · Mild well into the fall
Best months to be outsideJanFebMarAprNovDecHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Wailea weather by month

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

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground
January80°64°2.5" 060
February80°63°1.3" 050
March81°64°2.0" 050
April83°65°0.8" 030
May84°66°1.1" 040
June86°68°0.4" 020
July87°69°0.8" 030
August87°69°1.2" 030
September87°69°1.1" 050
October86°68°1.6" 030
November83°67°1.2" 040
December81°65°1.9" 050
Year84°66°15.7"0.0"470

“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 Wailea

Wailea gets 16 inches of rain and melted snow a year. January is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 47 days a year.

16 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 93% 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
2.5"

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
26
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 Wailea

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Wailea, 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
3,688 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 98% 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 Wailea

Wailea and its neighbors

Wailea borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 10.4°. Kihei has the coldest January nights (53°) and Makena the hottest July afternoons (87°). Wailea’s January low is 64° and its July high 87°.

Maalaea: January low 64°, July high 89°Makena: January low 64°, July high 87°Kihei: January low 53°, July high 75°Wailea: January low 64°, July high 87° WaileaMakenaKihei
ColderMilder53° to 64°
Kihei53.1° −10.4°
Wailea63.5°
Makena63.5° same

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

Compared with other towns

How Wailea compares

Summer heat87° July high
Hotter than 66% of U.S. towns33rd hottest of 163 Hawaii towns
Winter cold64° January low
Milder than 100% of U.S. towns62nd coldest of 163 Hawaii towns
Precipitation16" a year
Drier than 93% of U.S. towns22nd 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 Wailea’s climate

What is the coldest month in Wailea?

February, with a typical high of 80° and a low of 63°.

What is the hottest month in Wailea?

August, with a typical high of 87° and a low of 69°. About 26 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Wailea get?

Almost none. A normal year brings 0.0 inches.

When is the first frost in Wailea?

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

What is the rainiest month in Wailea?

January, with 2.5 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 16 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 Makena Golf Crs 249.1, HI (3 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.

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