Hot semi-arid
Nanakuli, Hawaii
Honolulu County, Hawaii · Population 12k · 20 ft elevation
Living in Nanakuli
Nanakuli has a hot semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and warm winters (January lows around 65°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 243 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 Nanakuli: 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.
Nanakuli at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 20 ft
- Average daily high
- 85°F98th percentile
- Average daily low
- 69°F99th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,597 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $473k79th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,671/mo75th percentile
- Median household income
- $81k57th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.08%0th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 11.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 4.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.670th percentile
- Average commute
- 38 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8483th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,936 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 81°F | 65°F | 1.4″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Feb | 81°F | 65°F | 1.8″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Mar | 82°F | 66°F | 1.9″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Apr | 84°F | 68°F | 0.6″ | — | 302 hrs |
| May | 85°F | 69°F | 1.0″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 71°F | 0.3″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 73°F | 0.3″ | — | 353 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 73°F | 0.6″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Sep | 89°F | 73°F | 0.7″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Oct | 87°F | 72°F | 1.3″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Nov | 84°F | 70°F | 1.8″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Dec | 82°F | 67°F | 2.3″ | — | 263 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