Tropical rainforest

Helemano, Hawaii

Honolulu County, Hawaii · Population 3.2k · 1,010 ft elevation

Living in Helemano

Helemano has a tropical rainforest climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and warm winters (January lows around 61°F).

Precipitation is very wet at about 64″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.

Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 232 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 Helemano: 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.

Helemano at a glance

Population
3.2k
Elevation
1,010 ft
Average daily high
79°F87th percentile
Average daily low
64°F95th percentile
Annual precipitation
64″97th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,597 hrs92th percentile
Median AQI
295th percentile
Median rent
$3,037/mo98th percentile
Median household income
$83k59th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
11.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
4.5%
Unemployment rate
15.1%
Homes with broadband
100%99th percentile
Walkability index
11.877th percentile
Average commute
20 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
38%38th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
51%
Overall natural-hazard risk
9986th percentile
Outdoor access
8685th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
17%
Public land within 30 miles
11%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,903 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Helemano, Hawaii
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan76°F61°F5.2″—271 hrs
Feb76°F60°F4.3″—245 hrs
Mar77°F62°F6.3″—277 hrs
Apr77°F63°F5.6″—302 hrs
May79°F65°F4.3″—338 hrs
Jun80°F67°F4.2″—341 hrs
Jul82°F67°F5.2″—353 hrs
Aug83°F68°F4.0″—339 hrs
Sep83°F67°F4.6″—314 hrs
Oct82°F66°F5.8″—291 hrs
Nov79°F65°F7.1″—264 hrs
Dec77°F63°F7.5″—262 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