Oceanic
Waimea, Hawaii
Hawaii County, Hawaii · Population 10k · 2,671 ft elevation
Living in Waimea
Waimea has a oceanic climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 76°F) and very mild winters (January lows around 51°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 90″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (74% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 51 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 32 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Waimea is an outdoor hub: about 27% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 8,800 ft around town.
Waimea at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 2,671 ft
- Average daily high
- 74°F73th percentile
- Average daily low
- 55°F83th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 90″100th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,295 hrs87th percentile
- Median AQI
- 327th percentile
- Median home value
- $653k90th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,039/mo88th percentile
- Median household income
- $89k65th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.29%1th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 11.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 4.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 27%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 8,793 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 72°F | 51°F | 7.6″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Feb | 72°F | 51°F | 8.8″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Mar | 71°F | 50°F | 11.8″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Apr | 74°F | 53°F | 9.7″ | — | 273 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 55°F | 6.2″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 56°F | 3.8″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jul | 76°F | 59°F | 5.9″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 59°F | 6.7″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 59°F | 4.5″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Oct | 76°F | 55°F | 5.3″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Nov | 73°F | 55°F | 10.0″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Dec | 72°F | 52°F | 10.0″ | — | 240 hrs |
Near Waimea
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology