Tropical rainforest
Wahiawa, Hawaii
Honolulu County, Hawaii · Population 18k · 951 ft elevation
Living in Wahiawa
Wahiawa has a tropical rainforest climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and warm winters (January lows around 61°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 64″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 235 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 Wahiawa: 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.
Wahiawa at a glance
- Population
- 18k
- Elevation
- 951 ft
- Average daily high
- 79°F87th percentile
- Average daily low
- 65°F96th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 64″97th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,597 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $717k92th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,443/mo65th percentile
- Median household income
- $87k63th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.30%2th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 11.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 4.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.185th percentile
- Average commute
- 33 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8685th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 17%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,903 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 77°F | 61°F | 5.2″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Feb | 76°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Mar | 77°F | 62°F | 6.3″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Apr | 78°F | 63°F | 5.6″ | — | 302 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 65°F | 4.3″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 67°F | 4.2″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 68°F | 5.2″ | — | 353 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 69°F | 4.0″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 68°F | 4.6″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Oct | 82°F | 67°F | 5.8″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Nov | 80°F | 65°F | 7.1″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Dec | 77°F | 63°F | 7.5″ | — | 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