Tropical savanna

Laie, Hawaii

Hawaii · Population 5.6k · 13 ft elevation

Living in Laie

Laie has a tropical savanna climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and warm winters (January lows around 66°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.

Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 242 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 Laie: 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.

Laie at a glance

Population
5.6k
Elevation
13 ft
Average daily high
80°F90th percentile
Average daily low
70°F99th percentile
Annual precipitation
33″22th percentile
Annual snowfall
0″0th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
3,597 hrs92th percentile
Median AQI
295th percentile
Median home value
$943k96th percentile
Median rent
$2,375/mo94th percentile
Median household income
$119k84th percentile
Property tax rate
0.36%3th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
11.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
4.5%
Unemployment rate
7.3%
Homes with broadband
97%89th percentile
Walkability index
12.883th percentile
Average commute
17 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
38%38th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
51%
Outdoor access
8685th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
20%
Public land within 30 miles
11%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,903 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Laie, Hawaii
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan77°F66°F2.8″—271 hrs
Feb77°F66°F3.3″—245 hrs
Mar77°F67°F3.9″—277 hrs
Apr78°F69°F2.0″—302 hrs
May80°F70°F2.0″—338 hrs
Jun81°F73°F1.5″—342 hrs
Jul82°F73°F1.8″—353 hrs
Aug83°F75°F2.0″—339 hrs
Sep83°F74°F2.3″—314 hrs
Oct82°F73°F3.1″—291 hrs
Nov80°F71°F4.0″—264 hrs
Dec78°F69°F4.0″—262 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