Climate · Wailuku

Wailuku, HI climate

Wailuku has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 64°, and snow is almost unheard of.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
89°
1st hottest of 163 Hawaii towns
January low
64°
70th coldest of 163 Hawaii towns
Rain + melted snow
16 in
32nd driest of 163 Hawaii towns
Snow a winter
0.0 in
1st snowiest of 163 Hawaii towns
A normal year

What a year in Wailuku feels like

Winter

83° / 64°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

85° / 66°
Typical high / low · Frost is rare by spring

Summer

89° / 71°
Typical high / low · 39 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

88° / 70°
Typical high / low · Mild well into the fall
Best months to be outsideJanFebMarDecHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Wailuku weather by month

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

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground
January82°64°2.4" 0110
February82°64°2.0" 0110
March83°65°2.6" 0130
April85°67°1.3" 0110
May87°68°0.7" 0100
June88°70°0.2" 080
July89°72°0.5" 0110
August90°72°0.5" 0110
September90°71°0.5" 0100
October89°70°0.8" 0110
November86°68°1.8" 0130
December83°66°2.8" 0130
Year86°68°16.2"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 Wailuku

Wailuku gets 16 inches of rain and melted snow a year. December is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 134 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
2.8"

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
39
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 Wailuku

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Wailuku, 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
4,423 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 100% 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 Wailuku

Wailuku and its neighbors

Wailuku borders 3 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.0°. Waihee-Waiehu has both the coldest January nights (64°) and the hottest July afternoons (89°). Wailuku’s January low is 64° and its July high 89°.

Maalaea: January low 64°, July high 89°Waihee-Waiehu: January low 64°, July high 89°Kahului: January low 64°, July high 89°Waikapu: January low 64°, July high 89°Wailuku: January low 64°, July high 89° WailukuWaihee-WaiehuKahuluiWaikapu
ColderMilder64° to 64°
Wailuku63.6°
Waihee-Waiehu63.6° same
Kahului63.6° same
Waikapu63.6° same

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

Compared with other towns

How Wailuku compares

Summer heat89° July high
Hotter than 76% of U.S. towns1st hottest of 163 Hawaii towns
Winter cold64° January low
Milder than 100% of U.S. towns70th coldest of 163 Hawaii towns
Precipitation16" a year
Drier than 93% of U.S. towns32nd 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 Wailuku’s climate

What is the coldest month in Wailuku?

January, with a typical high of 82° and a low of 64°.

What is the hottest month in Wailuku?

September, with a typical high of 90° and a low of 71°. About 39 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Wailuku get?

Almost none. A normal year brings 0.0 inches.

When is the first frost in Wailuku?

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

What is the rainiest month in Wailuku?

December, with 2.8 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 Waiehu Camp 484, HI (2 mi, snow) and Kahului Airport, HI (5 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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