Tropical rainforest
Hilo, Hawaii
Hawaii County, Hawaii · Population 48k · 98 ft elevation
Living in Hilo
Hilo has a tropical rainforest climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and warm winters (January lows around 64°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 120″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (75% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 173 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 32 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Hilo is an outdoor hub: about 49% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 9,300 ft around town.
Hilo at a glance
- Population
- 48k
- Elevation
- 98 ft
- Average daily high
- 80°F90th percentile
- Average daily low
- 67°F98th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 120″100th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,307 hrs87th percentile
- Median AQI
- 327th percentile
- Median home value
- $455k78th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,347/mo60th percentile
- Median household income
- $79k54th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.27%1th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 11.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 4.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 22%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 49%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 9,252 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 79°F | 64°F | 7.9″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Feb | 78°F | 64°F | 10.2″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Mar | 78°F | 65°F | 12.7″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Apr | 79°F | 66°F | 9.4″ | — | 277 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 67°F | 7.0″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 69°F | 7.3″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 70°F | 9.2″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 70°F | 11.3″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 70°F | 8.7″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Oct | 82°F | 69°F | 10.2″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Nov | 80°F | 67°F | 14.4″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Dec | 79°F | 66°F | 12.1″ | — | 238 hrs |
Near Hilo
- Kurtistown, HI · 2.9k
- Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI · 13k
- Orchidlands Estates, HI · 3.2k
- Hawaiian Acres, HI · 4.1k
- Mountain View, HI · 3.8k
- Ainaloa, HI · 3.5k
- Hawaiian Beaches, HI · 4.5k
- Waimea, HI · 10k
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- Mililani Town, HI · 27k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology