Tropical savanna
Kaunakakai, Hawaii
Maui County, Hawaii · Population 3.7k · 16 ft elevation
Living in Kaunakakai
Kaunakakai has a tropical savanna climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and warm winters (January lows around 66°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 22″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (78% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 255 muggy days a year.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 21 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Kaunakakai: about 8% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,900 ft around town.
Kaunakakai at a glance
- Population
- 3.7k
- Elevation
- 16 ft
- Average daily high
- 84°F96th percentile
- Average daily low
- 70°F99th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 22″15th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,482 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 212th percentile
- Median home value
- $335k63th percentile
- Median rent
- $905/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $77k52th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.14%0th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 11.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 4.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8382th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,920 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 80°F | 66°F | 3.6″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Feb | 80°F | 66°F | 2.3″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Mar | 81°F | 67°F | 3.0″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Apr | 82°F | 69°F | 1.5″ | — | 291 hrs |
| May | 84°F | 70°F | 1.1″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 73°F | 0.6″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 74°F | 0.6″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 75°F | 0.8″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Sep | 88°F | 74°F | 1.0″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Oct | 87°F | 73°F | 1.5″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Nov | 84°F | 71°F | 2.7″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Dec | 82°F | 68°F | 2.9″ | — | 250 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