Tropical rainforest
Mountain View, Hawaii
Hawaii County, Hawaii · Population 3.8k · 1,444 ft elevation
Living in Mountain View
Mountain View has a tropical rainforest climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and warm winters (January lows around 59°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 229″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (75% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 169 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 32 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Mountain View is an outdoor hub: about 54% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 11,000 ft around town.
Mountain View at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 1,444 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 61°F92th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 229″100th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,307 hrs87th percentile
- Median AQI
- 327th percentile
- Median home value
- $350k66th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,180/mo49th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k35th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.21%0th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 11.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 4.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 3.61th percentile
- Average commute
- 40 min
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 10099th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 49%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 54%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 11,024 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 77°F | 59°F | 13.1″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Feb | 75°F | 58°F | 15.8″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Mar | 76°F | 59°F | 22.9″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Apr | 76°F | 60°F | 22.0″ | — | 277 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 61°F | 15.0″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 63°F | 18.1″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 64°F | 19.0″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 64°F | 23.5″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 64°F | 16.1″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Oct | 79°F | 63°F | 18.2″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Nov | 77°F | 62°F | 23.1″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Dec | 76°F | 60°F | 22.3″ | — | 238 hrs |
Near Mountain View
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- Hawaiian Beaches, HI · 4.5k
- Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI · 2.6k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology