Tropical savanna
Kaneohe Base, Hawaii
Honolulu County, Hawaii · Population 11k · 20 ft elevation
Living in Kaneohe Base
Kaneohe Base has a tropical savanna climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and warm winters (January lows around 68°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 28″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 258 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 Kaneohe Base: about 11% 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.
Kaneohe Base at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 20 ft
- Average daily high
- 81°F91th percentile
- Average daily low
- 72°F100th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 28″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,437 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $391k71th percentile
- Median rent
- $3,399/mo99th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k44th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.17%0th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 11.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 4.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 100%99th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.518th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8483th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,936 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 79°F | 68°F | 2.8″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Feb | 78°F | 69°F | 3.2″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Mar | 78°F | 69°F | 3.6″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Apr | 80°F | 71°F | 1.6″ | — | 286 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 72°F | 1.3″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 74°F | 1.3″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 75°F | 1.3″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 75°F | 1.4″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 76°F | 1.5″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Oct | 83°F | 75°F | 2.6″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Nov | 81°F | 73°F | 3.7″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Dec | 79°F | 70°F | 3.5″ | — | 247 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