Tropical savanna

Kalaheo, Hawaii

Kauai County, Hawaii · Population 4.6k · 722 ft elevation

Living in Kalaheo

Kalaheo has a tropical savanna climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and warm winters (January lows around 62°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 23″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.

Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 231 muggy days a year.

Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 17 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

There is plenty to explore outdoors around Kalaheo: about 30% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,800 ft around town.

Kalaheo at a glance

Population
4.6k
Elevation
722 ft
Average daily high
81°F91th percentile
Average daily low
67°F98th percentile
Annual precipitation
23″16th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,423 hrs89th percentile
Median AQI
171th percentile
Median home value
$899k96th percentile
Median rent
$1,622/mo73th percentile
Median household income
$106k77th percentile
Property tax rate
0.23%1th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
11.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
4.5%
Unemployment rate
3.7%
Homes with broadband
95%76th percentile
Walkability index
6.822th percentile
Average commute
24 min
Overall natural-hazard risk
8438th percentile
Outdoor access
8887th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
2%
Public land within 30 miles
30%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
3,806 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Kalaheo, Hawaii
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan78°F62°F2.1″—256 hrs
Feb78°F63°F2.4″—230 hrs
Mar78°F63°F3.9″—258 hrs
Apr79°F65°F1.3″—286 hrs
May81°F67°F1.4″—325 hrs
Jun84°F69°F0.6″—328 hrs
Jul84°F70°F0.7″—339 hrs
Aug85°F71°F0.7″—325 hrs
Sep85°F70°F1.2″—304 hrs
Oct84°F70°F2.9″—278 hrs
Nov81°F67°F2.1″—249 hrs
Dec79°F65°F4.2″—246 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