Hot desert
Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii
Hawaii County, Hawaii · Population 6.7k · 180 ft elevation
Living in Kahaluu-Keauhou
Kahaluu-Keauhou has a hot desert climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and warm winters (January lows around 68°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (82% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 266 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 32 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Kahaluu-Keauhou is an outdoor hub: about 32% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 11,000 ft around town.
Kahaluu-Keauhou at a glance
- Population
- 6.7k
- Elevation
- 180 ft
- Average daily high
- 84°F96th percentile
- Average daily low
- 72°F100th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,632 hrs93th percentile
- Median AQI
- 327th percentile
- Median home value
- $831k94th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,005/mo87th percentile
- Median household income
- $94k69th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.36%3th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 11.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 4.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 32%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 11,024 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 81°F | 68°F | 1.4″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Feb | 81°F | 68°F | 1.2″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Mar | 82°F | 69°F | 1.0″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Apr | 83°F | 71°F | 0.6″ | — | 303 hrs |
| May | 83°F | 72°F | 0.6″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 74°F | 0.8″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 74°F | 0.5″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 75°F | 0.5″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Sep | 86°F | 75°F | 0.5″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Oct | 86°F | 74°F | 0.9″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Nov | 84°F | 72°F | 0.8″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Dec | 82°F | 70°F | 1.1″ | — | 274 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