Tropical rainforest

Kaneohe, Hawaii

Honolulu County, Hawaii · Population 36k · 151 ft elevation

Living in Kaneohe

Kaneohe 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 255 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: 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 at a glance

Population
36k
Elevation
151 ft
Average daily high
81°F91th 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
$990k97th percentile
Median rent
$2,356/mo94th percentile
Median household income
$125k86th percentile
Property tax rate
0.29%1th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
11.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
4.5%
Unemployment rate
4.4%
Homes with broadband
93%62th percentile
Walkability index
12.078th percentile
Average commute
27 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
38%38th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
51%
Overall natural-hazard risk
9986th percentile
Outdoor access
8382th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
8%
Public land within 30 miles
11%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,903 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Kaneohe, Hawaii
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan78°F66°F4.4″—255 hrs
Feb78°F66°F5.5″—233 hrs
Mar78°F67°F6.5″—261 hrs
Apr80°F68°F3.2″—286 hrs
May82°F70°F3.3″—326 hrs
Jun83°F72°F2.7″—335 hrs
Jul84°F73°F2.5″—340 hrs
Aug84°F74°F3.1″—325 hrs
Sep85°F74°F3.5″—303 hrs
Oct84°F72°F4.6″—278 hrs
Nov81°F71°F6.0″—249 hrs
Dec79°F68°F5.6″—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