Makaha, Hawaii climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Makaha's normal year runs from 64°F February nights to 86°F August afternoons, with 21.8 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 23.8°C, February lows of 18°C, August highs of 30°C, 553 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMakaha Ctry Club 800.3
- Station IDUSC00515758
- Location21.48°N 158.20°W
- Elevation250 ft (76 m)
- Population (census place)9,898
On October 14, the normal high in Makaha is 85°F and the normal low 71°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 Makaha.
- Jan 79° 65°
- Feb 78° 64°
- Mar 79° 65°
- Apr 80° 66°
- May 82° 68°
- Jun 83° 69°
- Jul 85° 70°
- Aug 86° 70°
- Sep 85° 70°
- Oct 85° 70°
- Nov 82° 69°
- Dec 80° 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 in Makaha each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; February the coldest, with normal lows of 64°F. The most precipitation falls in December (3.20 in), the least in July (0.47 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 79°F | 65°F | 71.7°F | 3.18 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 11 h |
| February | 78°F | 64°F | 71.4°F | 2.27 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| March | 79°F | 65°F | 72.0°F | 2.74 | 8 | <1 | <1 | 12 h |
| April | 80°F | 66°F | 73.3°F | 1.35 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| May | 82°F | 68°F | 74.7°F | 1.64 | 4 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| June | 83°F | 69°F | 76.2°F | 0.80 | 3 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| July | 85°F | 70°F | 77.6°F | 0.47 | 3 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| August | 86°F | 70°F | 77.9°F | 0.74 | 3 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| September | 85°F | 70°F | 77.5°F | 0.92 | 5 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 85°F | 70°F | 77.4°F | 1.93 | 5 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 40 min |
| November | 82°F | 69°F | 75.4°F | 2.54 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 10 min |
| December | 80°F | 67°F | 73.5°F | 3.20 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 82°F | 68°F | 74.9°F | 21.78 | 63 | 1 | <1 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°C | 18°C | 22.1°C | 81 mm |
| February | 26°C | 18°C | 21.9°C | 58 mm |
| March | 26°C | 18°C | 22.2°C | 70 mm |
| April | 27°C | 19°C | 22.9°C | 34 mm |
| May | 28°C | 20°C | 23.7°C | 42 mm |
| June | 29°C | 21°C | 24.6°C | 20 mm |
| July | 29°C | 21°C | 25.3°C | 12 mm |
| August | 30°C | 21°C | 25.5°C | 19 mm |
| September | 29°C | 21°C | 25.3°C | 23 mm |
| October | 29°C | 21°C | 25.2°C | 49 mm |
| November | 28°C | 20°C | 24.1°C | 65 mm |
| December | 27°C | 19°C | 23.1°C | 81 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00515758; 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 Makaha?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, September, October, November and December. Of those, July has the fewest days with rain (3).
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 USC00515758.
How hot and how cold does it get in Makaha?
In a normal year in Makaha, 1 day a year reaches 90°F, nights almost never fall to freezing and 63 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 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
- 63a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00515758.
How sunny is Makaha?
Over a year 87% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Makaha, 5.8 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (90%) and March the cloudiest (82%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 86% | 4.4 |
| February | 84% | 5.0 |
| March | 82% | 5.7 |
| April | 86% | 6.5 |
| May | 88% | 7.0 |
| June | 89% | 7.2 |
| July | 90% | 7.1 |
| August | 90% | 6.9 |
| September | 90% | 6.4 |
| October | 87% | 5.3 |
| November | 86% | 4.5 |
| December | 85% | 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 Makaha need?
A normal year in Makaha brings 0 heating degree days, 100% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 3,609 cooling degree days, 4.0 times the median (908). No month reaches 300 heating degree days. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 9,084 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 209 |
| February | 0 | 179 |
| March | 0 | 216 |
| April | 0 | 248 |
| May | 0 | 299 |
| June | 0 | 335 |
| July | 0 | 391 |
| August | 0 | 400 |
| September | 0 | 374 |
| October | 0 | 384 |
| November | 0 | 312 |
| December | 0 | 264 |
| Year (annual) | 0 | 3,609 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00515758. 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 Makaha's climate compare?
Makaha is warmer than 8 of the other 17 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 74.9°F is warmer than 99%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Makaha is Aw: tropical savanna. 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 Makaha 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.
- Waianae, HI12,907 people · 2 mi SE
- Makaha Valley, HI161 people · 1 mi NE
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 Makaha's climate
What is the coldest month in Makaha?
February, with a normal high of 78°F and a normal low of 64°F. The warmest is August (86°F by day, 70°F at night).
Does it snow in Makaha?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month in Makaha?
December, with 3.20 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 0.47 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Makaha in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Makaha in zone 12b in ZIP code 96792, the nearest ZIP area.
Nearby and next
- Hawaii climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Poamoho Experiment Farm 855.2, HI8 miles from this station, 73.3°F a year
- Puu Manawahua 725.6, HI8 miles from this station, 70.5°F a year
- Wahiawa, HI12 miles from this station, 71.9°F a year
- Ewa Kalaeloa Airport, HI14 miles from this station, 77.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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