Lanai Airport 656, Hawaii climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Lanai Airport 656's normal year runs from 60°F January nights to 83°F August afternoons, with 15.7 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 21.9°C, January lows of 16°C, August highs of 29°C, 399 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLanai Airport 656
- Station IDUSC00515275
- Location20.79°N 156.95°W
- Elevation1,300 ft (396 m)
On October 14, the normal high in Lanai Airport 656 is 82°F and the normal low 66°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 16%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Lanai Airport 656.
- Jan 76° 60°
- Feb 76° 60°
- Mar 77° 61°
- Apr 78° 61°
- May 80° 63°
- Jun 82° 65°
- Jul 83° 66°
- Aug 83° 67°
- Sep 83° 67°
- Oct 82° 66°
- Nov 79° 64°
- Dec 77° 62°
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 Lanai Airport 656 each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 83°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 60°F. The most precipitation falls in January (2.87 in), the least in August (0.37 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 76°F | 60°F | 68.0°F | 2.87 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 11 h |
| February | 76°F | 60°F | 68.0°F | 1.28 | 4 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| March | 77°F | 61°F | 68.6°F | 1.55 | 5 | <1 | <1 | 12 h |
| April | 78°F | 61°F | 69.7°F | 0.61 | 4 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| May | 80°F | 63°F | 71.4°F | 0.73 | 3 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| June | 82°F | 65°F | 73.5°F | 0.90 | 4 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| July | 83°F | 66°F | 74.4°F | 0.76 | 4 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| August | 83°F | 67°F | 75.1°F | 0.37 | 3 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| September | 83°F | 67°F | 74.7°F | 0.93 | 5 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 82°F | 66°F | 73.9°F | 1.22 | 5 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 40 min |
| November | 79°F | 64°F | 71.5°F | 2.35 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 10 min |
| December | 77°F | 62°F | 69.4°F | 2.15 | 5 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 80°F | 63°F | 71.5°F | 15.72 | 54 | <1 | <1 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25°C | 16°C | 20.0°C | 73 mm |
| February | 24°C | 15°C | 20.0°C | 33 mm |
| March | 25°C | 16°C | 20.3°C | 39 mm |
| April | 26°C | 16°C | 20.9°C | 15 mm |
| May | 27°C | 17°C | 21.9°C | 19 mm |
| June | 28°C | 18°C | 23.1°C | 23 mm |
| July | 28°C | 19°C | 23.6°C | 19 mm |
| August | 29°C | 19°C | 23.9°C | 9 mm |
| September | 28°C | 19°C | 23.7°C | 24 mm |
| October | 28°C | 19°C | 23.3°C | 31 mm |
| November | 26°C | 18°C | 21.9°C | 60 mm |
| December | 25°C | 16°C | 20.8°C | 55 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00515275; 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 Lanai Airport 656?
Every month's normal high in Lanai Airport 656 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 USC00515275.
How hot and how cold does it get at Lanai Airport 656?
In a normal year in Lanai Airport 656, a 90°F day is rare, nights almost never fall to freezing and 54 days bring measurable precipitation.
- 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
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 54a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00515275.
How sunny is it at Lanai Airport 656?
Over a year 86% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Lanai Airport 656, 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Lanai Airport 656 record?
A normal year at Lanai Airport 656 brings 7 heating degree days, 100% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,390 cooling degree days, 2.6 times the median (908). No month reaches 300 heating degree days. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 7,858 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 97 |
| February | 3 | 86 |
| March | 1 | 111 |
| April | 0 | 141 |
| May | 0 | 198 |
| June | 0 | 254 |
| July | 0 | 290 |
| August | 0 | 313 |
| September | 0 | 293 |
| October | 0 | 277 |
| November | 0 | 194 |
| December | 0 | 137 |
| Year (annual) | 7 | 2,390 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00515275. 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.
Have recent years at Lanai Airport 656 been warmer than normal?
2022 averaged 72.2°F, 0.7°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 71.5°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 72.2°F | +0.7°F | 12.62 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00515275. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Lanai Airport 656's climate compare?
Lanai Airport 656 is warmer than 2 of the 18 places with their own NOAA record in Hawaii, and wetter than 2. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 71.5°F is warmer than 96%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Lanai Airport 656 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.
Which places near Lanai Airport 656 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.
- Lanai City, HI3,283 people · 3 mi NE
- Manele, HI50 people · 4 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 Lanai Airport 656's climate
What is the coldest month at Lanai Airport 656?
January, with a normal high of 76°F and a normal low of 60°F. The warmest is August (83°F by day, 67°F at night).
Does it snow at Lanai Airport 656?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month at Lanai Airport 656?
January, with 2.87 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 0.37 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Lanai Airport 656 in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Lanai Airport 656 in zone 12b in ZIP code 96763, the nearest ZIP area.
Nearby and next
- Hawaii climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Puukolii 457.1, HI20 miles from this station, 74.1°F a year
- Kapalua, HI21 miles from this station, 75.9°F a year
- Molokai Airport, HI27 miles from this station, 75.9°F a year
- Puu-O-Hoku Ranch 542.1, HI28 miles from this station, 74.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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