Hana, Hawaii climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Hana's normal year runs from 65°F February nights to 83°F August afternoons, with 72.2 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 23.5°C, February lows of 18°C, August highs of 28°C, 1,833 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationHana Airport 355
- Station IDUSC00511125
- Location20.79°N 156.02°W
- Elevation75 ft (23 m)
- Population (census place)793
On October 14, the normal high in Hana is 82°F and the normal low 71°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Hana.
- Jan 78° 65°
- Feb 77° 65°
- Mar 78° 66°
- Apr 78° 67°
- May 80° 68°
- Jun 81° 70°
- Jul 82° 71°
- Aug 83° 72°
- Sep 83° 70°
- Oct 82° 71°
- Nov 80° 70°
- Dec 79° 68°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Hana each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 83°F; February the coldest, with normal lows of 65°F. The most precipitation falls in March (8.46 in), the least in June (4.45 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 78°F | 65°F | 71.3°F | 5.64 | – | <1 | <1 | 11 h |
| February | 77°F | 65°F | 71.1°F | 5.45 | – | <1 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| March | 78°F | 66°F | 71.6°F | 8.46 | – | <1 | <1 | 12 h |
| April | 78°F | 67°F | 72.8°F | 5.00 | – | <1 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| May | 80°F | 68°F | 74.1°F | 5.43 | – | <1 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| June | 81°F | 70°F | 75.5°F | 4.45 | – | <1 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| July | 82°F | 71°F | 76.4°F | 5.49 | – | <1 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| August | 83°F | 72°F | 77.3°F | 5.99 | – | <1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| September | 83°F | 70°F | 76.4°F | 6.12 | – | <1 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 82°F | 71°F | 76.2°F | 6.88 | – | <1 | <1 | 11 h 40 min |
| November | 80°F | 70°F | 75.0°F | 6.65 | – | <1 | <1 | 11 h 10 min |
| December | 79°F | 68°F | 73.4°F | 6.59 | – | <1 | <1 | 10 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 80°F | 69°F | 74.3°F | 72.15 | – | <1 | <1 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25°C | 18°C | 21.8°C | 143 mm |
| February | 25°C | 18°C | 21.7°C | 138 mm |
| March | 25°C | 19°C | 22.0°C | 215 mm |
| April | 26°C | 20°C | 22.7°C | 127 mm |
| May | 27°C | 20°C | 23.4°C | 138 mm |
| June | 27°C | 21°C | 24.2°C | 113 mm |
| July | 28°C | 22°C | 24.7°C | 139 mm |
| August | 28°C | 22°C | 25.2°C | 152 mm |
| September | 28°C | 21°C | 24.7°C | 155 mm |
| October | 28°C | 21°C | 24.6°C | 175 mm |
| November | 27°C | 21°C | 23.9°C | 169 mm |
| December | 26°C | 20°C | 23.0°C | 167 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00511125; 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.
When is the best weather to visit Hana?
Every month's normal high in Hana falls between 65°F and 85°F.
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 USC00511125.
How hot and how cold does it get in Hana?
In a normal year in Hana, a 90°F day is rare and nights almost never fall to freezing.
- Days at 90°F or more
- fewer than 1a 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
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1950) is 94°F, on November 3, 1979; the lowest is 50°F, on January 9, 1953.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1965, with 126.23 in.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00511125; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00511125. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Hana?
Over a year 86% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Hana, 5.8 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (88%) and March the cloudiest (81%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 85% | 4.5 |
| February | 84% | 5.1 |
| March | 81% | 5.6 |
| April | 85% | 6.5 |
| May | 87% | 6.8 |
| June | 87% | 7.0 |
| July | 88% | 7.0 |
| August | 88% | 6.8 |
| September | 88% | 6.3 |
| October | 86% | 5.4 |
| November | 84% | 4.6 |
| December | 83% | 4.1 |
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 much heating and cooling does Hana need?
A normal year in Hana brings 0 heating degree days, 100% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 3,386 cooling degree days, 3.7 times the median (908). No month reaches 300 heating degree days. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 8,861 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 195 |
| February | 0 | 172 |
| March | 0 | 205 |
| April | 0 | 234 |
| May | 0 | 281 |
| June | 0 | 314 |
| July | 0 | 355 |
| August | 0 | 381 |
| September | 0 | 342 |
| October | 0 | 347 |
| November | 0 | 300 |
| December | 0 | 260 |
| Year (annual) | 0 | 3,386 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00511125. 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.
Has Hana been warmer than normal lately?
2022 averaged 74.4°F, 0.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 74.3°F. 1 of the 2 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 74.0°F | −0.3°F | 76.18 |
| 2022 | 74.4°F | +0.1°F | 68.35 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00511125. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Hana's climate compare?
Hana is warmer than 6 of the other 17 places with their own NOAA record in Hawaii, and wetter than 13. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 74.3°F is warmer than 98%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Hana is Af: tropical rainforest. 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 Hana's climate
What is the coldest month in Hana?
February, with a normal high of 77°F and a normal low of 65°F. The warmest is August (83°F by day, 72°F at night).
What is the rainiest month in Hana?
March, with 8.46 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 4.45 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Hana in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Hana in zone 11b in ZIP code 96713, the nearest ZIP area.
Nearby and next
- Hawaii climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Ohe'o 258.6, HI9 miles from this station, 75.4°F a year
- Haleakala Ranger Station 338, HI15 miles from this station, 54.5°F a year
- Kula, HI20 miles from this station, 63.9°F a year
- Kula Hospital 267, HI23 miles from this station, 62.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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