Tropical savanna
East Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu County, Hawaii · Population 51k · 23 ft elevation
Living in East Honolulu
East Honolulu has a tropical savanna climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and warm winters (January lows around 65°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 260 muggy days a year.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 29 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around East Honolulu: about 10% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,800 ft around town.
East Honolulu at a glance
- Population
- 51k
- Elevation
- 23 ft
- Average daily high
- 82°F93th percentile
- Average daily low
- 70°F99th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,437 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.2M98th percentile
- Median rent
- $3,249/mo99th percentile
- Median household income
- $158k94th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.30%2th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 11.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 4.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.871th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8282th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,837 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 78°F | 65°F | 4.8″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Feb | 78°F | 66°F | 4.5″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Mar | 79°F | 67°F | 5.4″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Apr | 80°F | 69°F | 3.3″ | — | 286 hrs |
| May | 82°F | 70°F | 2.4″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 73°F | 1.3″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 74°F | 1.9″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 74°F | 2.0″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 74°F | 2.6″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Oct | 84°F | 73°F | 3.5″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Nov | 82°F | 71°F | 5.4″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Dec | 79°F | 68°F | 5.5″ | — | 247 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology