Tropical rainforest
Haleiwa, Hawaii
Honolulu County, Hawaii · Population 4.7k · 26 ft elevation
Living in Haleiwa
Haleiwa has a tropical rainforest climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and warm winters (January lows around 62°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 242 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 Haleiwa: about 11% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,900 ft around town.
Haleiwa at a glance
- Population
- 4.7k
- Elevation
- 26 ft
- Average daily high
- 82°F93th percentile
- Average daily low
- 67°F98th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,597 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.1M97th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,071/mo88th percentile
- Median household income
- $94k69th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.23%1th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 11.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 4.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.072th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8584th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 12%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,936 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 78°F | 62°F | 4.7″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Feb | 79°F | 62°F | 4.0″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Mar | 79°F | 64°F | 5.6″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Apr | 81°F | 65°F | 4.2″ | — | 302 hrs |
| May | 83°F | 67°F | 3.6″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 69°F | 3.5″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 70°F | 3.9″ | — | 353 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 70°F | 3.2″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Sep | 86°F | 70°F | 3.3″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Oct | 84°F | 69°F | 4.4″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Nov | 81°F | 67°F | 6.1″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Dec | 79°F | 65°F | 5.5″ | — | 262 hrs |
Near Haleiwa
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- Helemano, HI · 3.2k
- Whitmore Village, HI · 3.8k
- Schofield Barracks, HI · 17k
- Wahiawa, HI · 18k
- Waipio Acres, HI · 5.1k
- Mililani Mauka, HI · 22k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology