Ke-Ahole Point 68.13, Hawaii climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Ke-Ahole Point 68.13's normal year runs from 66°F January nights to 86°F August afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 24.8°C, January lows of 19°C, August highs of 30°C.
- NOAA stationKe-Ahole Point 68.13
- Station IDUSC00513911
- Location19.73°N 156.06°W
- Elevation20 ft (6 m)
On October 14, the normal high in Ke-Ahole Point 68.13 is 85°F and the normal low 72°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Ke-Ahole Point 68.13.
- Jan 80° 66°
- Feb 80° 67°
- Mar 81° 68°
- Apr 82° 69°
- May 83° 71°
- Jun 84° 72°
- Jul 85° 73°
- Aug 86° 74°
- Sep 86° 73°
- Oct 85° 72°
- Nov 83° 70°
- Dec 81° 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 at Ke-Ahole Point 68.13 each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 66°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 80°F | 66°F | 73.3°F | – | <1 | <1 | 11 h |
| February | 80°F | 67°F | 73.4°F | – | <1 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| March | 81°F | 68°F | 74.4°F | – | <1 | <1 | 12 h |
| April | 82°F | 69°F | 75.7°F | – | <1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| May | 83°F | 71°F | 77.0°F | – | <1 | <1 | 13 h |
| June | 84°F | 72°F | 78.0°F | – | <1 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| July | 85°F | 73°F | 79.3°F | – | <1 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| August | 86°F | 74°F | 79.8°F | – | 1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| September | 86°F | 73°F | 79.7°F | – | 1 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 85°F | 72°F | 78.5°F | – | 1 | <1 | 11 h 40 min |
| November | 83°F | 70°F | 76.9°F | – | <1 | <1 | 11 h 10 min |
| December | 81°F | 68°F | 74.5°F | – | <1 | <1 | 11 h |
| Year (annual) | 83°F | 70°F | 76.7°F | – | 3 | <1 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°C | 19°C | 22.9°C |
| February | 27°C | 19°C | 23.0°C |
| March | 27°C | 20°C | 23.6°C |
| April | 28°C | 21°C | 24.3°C |
| May | 28°C | 22°C | 25.0°C |
| June | 29°C | 22°C | 25.6°C |
| July | 30°C | 23°C | 26.3°C |
| August | 30°C | 23°C | 26.6°C |
| September | 30°C | 23°C | 26.5°C |
| October | 30°C | 22°C | 25.8°C |
| November | 29°C | 21°C | 24.9°C |
| December | 27°C | 20°C | 23.6°C |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00513911; 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 Ke-Ahole Point 68.13?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March, April, May, June, November and December.
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 USC00513911.
How hot and how cold does it get at Ke-Ahole Point 68.13?
In a normal year in Ke-Ahole Point 68.13, 3 days a year reach 90°F and nights almost never fall to freezing.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 3a 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
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00513911.
How sunny is it at Ke-Ahole Point 68.13?
Over a year 88% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Ke-Ahole Point 68.13, 5.9 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (90%) and March the cloudiest (83%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 89% | 4.8 |
| February | 86% | 5.3 |
| March | 83% | 5.8 |
| April | 86% | 6.6 |
| May | 87% | 6.8 |
| June | 87% | 6.9 |
| July | 89% | 7.0 |
| August | 90% | 6.9 |
| September | 90% | 6.4 |
| October | 88% | 5.6 |
| November | 87% | 4.8 |
| December | 87% | 4.4 |
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 Ke-Ahole Point 68.13 record?
A normal year at Ke-Ahole Point 68.13 brings 0 heating degree days, 100% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 4,282 cooling degree days, 4.7 times the median (908). No month reaches 300 heating degree days. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 9,757 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 256 |
| February | 0 | 237 |
| March | 0 | 290 |
| April | 0 | 321 |
| May | 0 | 374 |
| June | 0 | 389 |
| July | 0 | 445 |
| August | 0 | 459 |
| September | 0 | 441 |
| October | 0 | 420 |
| November | 0 | 357 |
| December | 0 | 295 |
| Year (annual) | 0 | 4,282 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00513911. 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 Ke-Ahole Point 68.13's climate compare?
Ke-Ahole Point 68.13 is warmer than 15 of the 18 places with their own NOAA record in Hawaii. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 76.7°F is warmer than 100%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Ke-Ahole Point 68.13 share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI6,670 people · 13 mi SE
- Kealakekua, HI1,989 people · 17 mi SE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Ke-Ahole Point 68.13's climate
What is the coldest month at Ke-Ahole Point 68.13?
January, with a normal high of 80°F and a normal low of 66°F. The warmest is August (86°F by day, 74°F at night).
What plant hardiness zone is Ke-Ahole Point 68.13 in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Ke-Ahole Point 68.13 in zone 12b in ZIP code 96740, the nearest ZIP area.
Nearby and next
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