Warm-summer Mediterranean
Kula, Hawaii
Maui County, Hawaii · Population 6.6k · 2,310 ft elevation
Living in Kula
Kula has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and warm winters (January lows around 56°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 23″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (78% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 109 muggy days a year.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 21 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Kula is an outdoor hub: about 29% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 6,800 ft around town.
Kula at a glance
- Population
- 6.6k
- Elevation
- 2,310 ft
- Average daily high
- 74°F73th percentile
- Average daily low
- 59°F90th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 23″16th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,482 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 212th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.1M98th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,208/mo91th percentile
- Median household income
- $91k67th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.19%0th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 11.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 4.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 15%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 29%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 6,824 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 71°F | 56°F | 3.0″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Feb | 71°F | 55°F | 2.7″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Mar | 71°F | 56°F | 3.6″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 57°F | 1.4″ | — | 290 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 59°F | 1.5″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 60°F | 0.8″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 61°F | 0.9″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 62°F | 1.4″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 61°F | 1.4″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Oct | 77°F | 61°F | 1.8″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Nov | 75°F | 59°F | 1.8″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Dec | 72°F | 57°F | 2.6″ | — | 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