Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kihei features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (60 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 453 mm (17.8 inches) and receives 80 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kihei enjoys an average of 3593 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 52 minutes to 13 hours 21 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Kihei are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 22 °C (72 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kihei experiences 290 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 | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Mean maximum | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Average high | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Daily mean | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Average low | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Mean minimum | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Minimum | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Kihei, Hawaii, United States with other places around the world.
Kihei usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 9 rainy days and 62 mm (2.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kihei are June, September and November. On average, 18 mm (0.7 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) | 30 (1.2) | 78 (3.1) | 55 (2.2) | 52 (2.1) | 37 (1.5) | 15 (0.6) | 24 (0.9) | 28 (1.1) | 19 (0.7) | 50 (2.0) | 20 (0.8) | 45 (1.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
The sunniest months in Kihei are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kihei: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 11 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 223 | 256 | 291 | 310 | 334 | 341 | 348 | 335 | 316 | 300 | 271 | 264 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 1m | 11h 27m | 12h 2m | 12h 37m | 13h 7m | 13h 21m | 13h 13m | 12h 47m | 12h 13m | 11h 38m | 11h 7m | 10h 52m |
Kihei experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in July, August and September, 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 Kihei 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 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 |