Hot desert
Waikoloa Village, Hawaii
Hawaii County, Hawaii · Population 7k · 883 ft elevation
Living in Waikoloa Village
Waikoloa Village has a hot desert climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and warm winters (January lows around 66°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (74% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 122 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 32 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Waikoloa Village is an outdoor hub: about 20% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 9,100 ft around town.
Waikoloa Village at a glance
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- 883 ft
- Average daily high
- 83°F94th percentile
- Average daily low
- 70°F99th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,295 hrs87th percentile
- Median AQI
- 327th percentile
- Median home value
- $674k91th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,259/mo92th percentile
- Median household income
- $93k68th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.23%1th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 11.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 4.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.012th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 20%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 9,088 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 80°F | 66°F | 1.5″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Feb | 80°F | 66°F | 0.7″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Mar | 81°F | 67°F | 0.9″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Apr | 83°F | 68°F | 0.4″ | — | 273 hrs |
| May | 83°F | 70°F | 0.5″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 71°F | 0.6″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 72°F | 0.2″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 73°F | 0.8″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 72°F | 0.6″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Oct | 85°F | 72°F | 0.8″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Nov | 83°F | 70°F | 0.7″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Dec | 81°F | 68°F | 1.2″ | — | 240 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