Tropical rainforest
Kailua, Hawaii
Honolulu County, Hawaii · Population 40k · 26 ft elevation
Living in Kailua
Kailua has a tropical rainforest climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and warm winters (January lows around 66°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 259 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 Kailua: about 10% 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.
Kailua at a glance
- Population
- 40k
- Elevation
- 26 ft
- Average daily high
- 82°F93th percentile
- Average daily low
- 70°F99th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th 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
- $3,068/mo98th percentile
- Median household income
- $147k92th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.31%2th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 11.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 4.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.085th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 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
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,936 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 79°F | 66°F | 4.4″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Feb | 78°F | 67°F | 5.5″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Mar | 79°F | 67°F | 6.5″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Apr | 80°F | 69°F | 3.2″ | — | 286 hrs |
| May | 82°F | 70°F | 3.3″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 72°F | 2.7″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 73°F | 2.5″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 74°F | 3.1″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Sep | 86°F | 74°F | 3.5″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Oct | 84°F | 72°F | 4.6″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Nov | 81°F | 71°F | 6.0″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Dec | 79°F | 69°F | 5.6″ | — | 247 hrs |
Near Kailua
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology