Hot desert
Kaiminani, Hawaii
Hawaii County, Hawaii · Population 12k · 1,601 ft elevation
Living in Kaiminani
Kaiminani has a hot desert climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and warm winters (January lows around 64°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (79% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 217 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 32 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Kaiminani is an outdoor hub: about 13% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 8,000 ft around town.
Kaiminani at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 1,601 ft
- Average daily high
- 79°F87th percentile
- Average daily low
- 67°F98th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,514 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 327th percentile
- Median home value
- $761k93th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,338/mo59th percentile
- Median household income
- $101k75th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.32%2th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 11.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 4.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 33%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 13%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 7,972 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 76°F | 64°F | 1.4″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Feb | 76°F | 63°F | 1.2″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Mar | 77°F | 65°F | 1.0″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Apr | 78°F | 66°F | 0.6″ | — | 296 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 68°F | 0.6″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 69°F | 0.8″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 70°F | 0.5″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 71°F | 0.5″ | — | 330 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 70°F | 0.5″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Oct | 81°F | 69°F | 0.9″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Nov | 79°F | 67°F | 0.8″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Dec | 77°F | 65°F | 1.1″ | — | 257 hrs |
Near Kaiminani
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology