Tropical savanna
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu County, Hawaii · Population 346k · 59 ft elevation
Living in Urban Honolulu
Urban Honolulu has a tropical savanna climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and warm winters (January lows around 66°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 21″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 240 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 Urban Honolulu: 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.
Urban Honolulu at a glance
- Population
- 346k
- Elevation
- 59 ft
- Average daily high
- 84°F96th percentile
- Average daily low
- 71°F100th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 21″15th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,597 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $834k94th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,783/mo79th percentile
- Median household income
- $85k62th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.29%1th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 11.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 4.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.789th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Violent crime rate
- 181 per 100k51th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,459 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8181th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,903 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 80°F | 66°F | 2.4″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Feb | 81°F | 66°F | 2.0″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Mar | 81°F | 68°F | 3.2″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Apr | 83°F | 70°F | 1.2″ | — | 302 hrs |
| May | 85°F | 71°F | 1.0″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 73°F | 0.6″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 74°F | 0.7″ | — | 352 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 75°F | 0.7″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Sep | 88°F | 74°F | 1.0″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Oct | 87°F | 73°F | 2.2″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Nov | 84°F | 71°F | 2.6″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Dec | 81°F | 69°F | 3.0″ | — | 263 hrs |
Near Urban Honolulu
- Halawa, HI · 14k
- Aiea, HI · 9.2k
- Hickam Housing, HI · 9.2k
- Heeia, HI · 5.1k
- Kaneohe, HI · 36k
- Waimalu, HI · 14k
- Waimanalo, HI · 5.6k
- Ahuimanu, HI · 8.5k
Largest places in Hawaii
- East Honolulu, HI · 51k
- Hilo, HI · 48k
- Pearl City, HI · 45k
- Waipahu, HI · 40k
- Kailua, HI · 40k
- Mililani Town, HI · 27k
- Kahului, HI · 27k
- Ewa Gentry, HI · 27k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology