Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kaunakakai features a tropical savanna climate (As).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (73 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (64 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (83 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 269 mm (10.6 inches) and receives 33 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kaunakakai enjoys an average of 3602 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 51 minutes to 13 hours 22 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Kaunakakai are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 23 °C (73 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kaunakakai experiences 160 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Mean maximum | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (78°F) |
Average high | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Daily mean | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Average low | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Mean minimum | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
Minimum | 20°C (68°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States with other places around the world.
Kaunakakai usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 5 rainy days and 46 mm (1.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kaunakakai are June, July and August. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17 (0.7) | 59 (2.3) | 35 (1.4) | 31 (1.2) | 15 (0.6) | 5 (0.2) | 6 (0.3) | 7 (0.3) | 12 (0.5) | 26 (1.0) | 11 (0.4) | 44 (1.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
The sunniest months in Kaunakakai are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 11 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kaunakakai: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 7 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 222 | 252 | 290 | 311 | 335 | 340 | 350 | 338 | 318 | 302 | 274 | 264 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 0m | 11h 27m | 12h 2m | 12h 38m | 13h 8m | 13h 22m | 13h 14m | 12h 48m | 12h 13m | 11h 37m | 11h 6m | 10h 51m |
Kaunakakai experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kaunakakai UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 |