Barking Sands, Hawaii climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Barking Sands's normal year runs from 64°F February nights to 88°F August afternoons, with 17.8 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 24.5°C, February lows of 18°C, August highs of 31°C, 453 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBarking Sands
- Station IDUSW00022501
- Location22.03°N 159.78°W
- Elevation13 ft (4 m)
On October 24, the normal high in Barking Sands is 85°F and the normal low 71°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 21%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Barking Sands.
- Jan 79° 65°
- Feb 79° 64°
- Mar 81° 66°
- Apr 82° 67°
- May 84° 69°
- Jun 86° 71°
- Jul 87° 71°
- Aug 88° 73°
- Sep 87° 72°
- Oct 86° 71°
- Nov 84° 69°
- Dec 82° 67°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Barking Sands each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; February the coldest, with normal lows of 64°F. The most precipitation falls in December (3.45 in), the least in August (0.27 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 79°F | 65°F | 72.0°F | 1.92 | 8 | <1 | <1 | 11 h |
| February | 79°F | 64°F | 71.8°F | 2.64 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| March | 81°F | 66°F | 73.0°F | 1.66 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 12 h |
| April | 82°F | 67°F | 74.4°F | 0.60 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| May | 84°F | 69°F | 76.1°F | 1.19 | 5 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| June | 86°F | 71°F | 78.1°F | 0.60 | 4 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| July | 87°F | 71°F | 78.9°F | 0.29 | 4 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| August | 88°F | 73°F | 80.1°F | 0.27 | 3 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| September | 87°F | 72°F | 79.7°F | 0.78 | 6 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 86°F | 71°F | 78.6°F | 1.82 | 7 | 1 | <1 | 11 h 40 min |
| November | 84°F | 69°F | 76.1°F | 2.62 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 10 min |
| December | 82°F | 67°F | 74.3°F | 3.45 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 84°F | 69°F | 76.1°F | 17.84 | 67 | 9 | <1 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°C | 18°C | 22.2°C | 49 mm |
| February | 26°C | 18°C | 22.1°C | 67 mm |
| March | 27°C | 19°C | 22.8°C | 42 mm |
| April | 28°C | 19°C | 23.6°C | 15 mm |
| May | 29°C | 20°C | 24.5°C | 30 mm |
| June | 30°C | 21°C | 25.6°C | 15 mm |
| July | 30°C | 22°C | 26.1°C | 7 mm |
| August | 31°C | 23°C | 26.7°C | 7 mm |
| September | 31°C | 22°C | 26.5°C | 20 mm |
| October | 30°C | 22°C | 25.9°C | 46 mm |
| November | 29°C | 20°C | 24.5°C | 67 mm |
| December | 28°C | 19°C | 23.5°C | 88 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00022501; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Barking Sands?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March, April, May, November and December. Of those, May has the fewest days with rain (5).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00022501.
How hot and how cold does it get at Barking Sands?
In a normal year in Barking Sands, 9 days a year reach 90°F, nights almost never fall to freezing and 67 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 9a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 67a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00022501.
How sunny is it at Barking Sands?
Over a year 84% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Barking Sands, 5.6 kWh per square metre a day. September is the sunniest month (88%) and March the cloudiest (79%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 83% | 4.2 |
| February | 81% | 4.8 |
| March | 79% | 5.4 |
| April | 83% | 6.3 |
| May | 86% | 6.8 |
| June | 87% | 7.0 |
| July | 87% | 7.0 |
| August | 87% | 6.7 |
| September | 88% | 6.2 |
| October | 84% | 5.1 |
| November | 83% | 4.3 |
| December | 81% | 3.8 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Barking Sands record?
A normal year at Barking Sands brings 0 heating degree days, 100% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 4,056 cooling degree days, 4.5 times the median (908). No month reaches 300 heating degree days. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 9,531 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 217 |
| February | 0 | 191 |
| March | 0 | 248 |
| April | 0 | 282 |
| May | 0 | 344 |
| June | 0 | 393 |
| July | 0 | 429 |
| August | 0 | 468 |
| September | 0 | 441 |
| October | 0 | 422 |
| November | 0 | 333 |
| December | 0 | 288 |
| Year (annual) | 0 | 4,056 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00022501. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Barking Sands's climate compare?
Barking Sands is warmer than 13 of the 18 places with their own NOAA record in Hawaii, and wetter than 5. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 76.1°F is warmer than 99%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Barking Sands is BSh: hot semi-arid steppe. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Barking Sands's climate
What is the coldest month at Barking Sands?
February, with a normal high of 79°F and a normal low of 64°F. The warmest is August (88°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow at Barking Sands?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month at Barking Sands?
December, with 3.45 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 0.27 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Barking Sands in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Barking Sands in zone 12b in ZIP code 96752, the nearest ZIP area.
Nearby and next
- Hawaii climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Waimea, HI9 miles from this station, 74.8°F a year
- Kanalohuluhulu 1075, HI11 miles from this station, 60.5°F a year
- Makaweli 965, HI12 miles from this station, 76.0°F a year
- Princeville, HI23 miles from this station, 73.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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