Hot desert
Kailua, Hawaii
Hawaii County, Hawaii · Population 22k · 16 ft elevation
Living in Kailua
Kailua has a hot desert climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and warm winters (January lows around 69°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 271 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 32 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Kailua is an outdoor hub: about 23% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 10,100 ft around town.
Kailua at a glance
- Population
- 22k
- Elevation
- 16 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
- $649k90th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,747/mo78th percentile
- Median household income
- $87k63th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.36%3th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 11.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 4.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 23%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 10,138 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 82°F | 69°F | 1.4″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Feb | 82°F | 69°F | 1.2″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Mar | 82°F | 70°F | 1.0″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Apr | 83°F | 71°F | 0.6″ | — | 303 hrs |
| May | 84°F | 73°F | 0.6″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 74°F | 0.8″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 75°F | 0.5″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 76°F | 0.5″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Sep | 87°F | 75°F | 0.5″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Oct | 86°F | 75°F | 0.9″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Nov | 85°F | 73°F | 0.8″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Dec | 82°F | 70°F | 1.1″ | — | 274 hrs |
Near Kailua
- Holualoa, HI · 2.8k
- Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI · 6.7k
- Kaiminani, HI · 12k
- Captain Cook, HI · 3.8k
- Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI · 2.6k
- Waikoloa Village, HI · 7k
- Waimea, HI · 10k
- Hawaiian Ocean View, HI · 3.8k
Largest places in Hawaii
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- East Honolulu, HI · 51k
- Hilo, HI · 48k
- Pearl City, HI · 45k
- Waipahu, HI · 40k
- Kailua, HI · 40k
- Kaneohe, HI · 36k
- Mililani Town, HI · 27k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology