Makaweli 965, Hawaii climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Makaweli 965's normal year runs from 64°F January nights to 87°F August afternoons, with 23.4 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 24.4°C, January lows of 18°C, August highs of 31°C, 594 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMakaweli 965
- Station IDUSC00515864
- Location21.92°N 159.63°W
- Elevation140 ft (43 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Makaweli 965 is 85°F and the normal low 71°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 30%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Makaweli 965.
- Jan 80° 64°
- Feb 80° 65°
- Mar 80° 65°
- Apr 81° 67°
- May 83° 69°
- Jun 85° 71°
- Jul 86° 72°
- Aug 87° 72°
- Sep 87° 72°
- Oct 86° 71°
- Nov 83° 69°
- Dec 81° 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 Makaweli 965 each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 87°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 64°F. The most precipitation falls in December (4.17 in), the least in June (0.60 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 80°F | 64°F | 72.1°F | 2.12 | 9 | <1 | <1 | 11 h |
| February | 80°F | 65°F | 72.1°F | 2.40 | 9 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| March | 80°F | 65°F | 72.6°F | 3.86 | 8 | <1 | <1 | 12 h |
| April | 81°F | 67°F | 74.2°F | 1.32 | 8 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| May | 83°F | 69°F | 75.9°F | 1.37 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| June | 85°F | 71°F | 78.2°F | 0.60 | 9 | 1 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| July | 86°F | 72°F | 79.3°F | 0.73 | 7 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| August | 87°F | 72°F | 79.9°F | 0.72 | 7 | 6 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| September | 87°F | 72°F | 79.6°F | 1.16 | 9 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 86°F | 71°F | 78.6°F | 2.86 | 9 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 40 min |
| November | 83°F | 69°F | 75.8°F | 2.09 | 9 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 10 min |
| December | 81°F | 67°F | 73.9°F | 4.17 | 9 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 83°F | 69°F | 76.0°F | 23.40 | 98 | 13 | <1 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°C | 18°C | 22.3°C | 54 mm |
| February | 26°C | 18°C | 22.3°C | 61 mm |
| March | 27°C | 18°C | 22.6°C | 98 mm |
| April | 27°C | 19°C | 23.4°C | 34 mm |
| May | 28°C | 20°C | 24.4°C | 35 mm |
| June | 30°C | 22°C | 25.7°C | 15 mm |
| July | 30°C | 22°C | 26.3°C | 19 mm |
| August | 31°C | 22°C | 26.6°C | 18 mm |
| September | 31°C | 22°C | 26.4°C | 29 mm |
| October | 30°C | 22°C | 25.9°C | 73 mm |
| November | 28°C | 20°C | 24.3°C | 53 mm |
| December | 27°C | 19°C | 23.3°C | 106 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00515864; 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 Makaweli 965?
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 (7).
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 USC00515864.
How hot and how cold does it get at Makaweli 965?
In a normal year in Makaweli 965, 13 days a year reach 90°F, nights almost never fall to freezing and 98 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 13a 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
- 98a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1905) is 95°F, on August 16, 1946; the lowest is 50°F, on January 28, 1905.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2006, with 45.55 in.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00515864; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00515864. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Makaweli 965?
Over a year 88% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Makaweli 965, 5.9 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (92%) and March the cloudiest (83%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 87% | 4.5 |
| February | 84% | 5.0 |
| March | 83% | 5.7 |
| April | 87% | 6.6 |
| May | 89% | 7.0 |
| June | 92% | 7.3 |
| July | 92% | 7.3 |
| August | 91% | 7.0 |
| September | 91% | 6.4 |
| October | 87% | 5.3 |
| November | 85% | 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Makaweli 965 record?
A normal year at Makaweli 965 brings 0 heating degree days, 100% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 4,017 cooling degree days, 4.4 times the median (908). No month reaches 300 heating degree days. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 9,492 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 219 |
| February | 0 | 198 |
| March | 0 | 234 |
| April | 0 | 276 |
| May | 0 | 338 |
| June | 0 | 395 |
| July | 0 | 442 |
| August | 0 | 460 |
| September | 0 | 438 |
| October | 0 | 420 |
| November | 0 | 324 |
| December | 0 | 274 |
| Year (annual) | 0 | 4,017 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00515864. 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 Makaweli 965's climate compare?
Makaweli 965 is warmer than 13 of the 18 places with their own NOAA record in Hawaii, and wetter than 7. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 76.0°F is warmer than 99%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Makaweli 965 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 Makaweli 965 share this climate record?
4 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.
- Eleele, HI2,339 people · 3 mi E
- Hanapepe, HI2,288 people · 3 mi E
- Kaumakani, HI1,361 people · 0 mi SE
- Pakala Village, HI295 people · 2 mi N
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 Makaweli 965's climate
What is the coldest month at Makaweli 965?
January, with a normal high of 80°F and a normal low of 64°F. The warmest is August (87°F by day, 72°F at night).
Does it snow at Makaweli 965?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month at Makaweli 965?
December, with 4.17 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.60 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Makaweli 965 in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Makaweli 965 in zone 12b in ZIP code 96747, the nearest ZIP area.
Nearby and next
- Hawaii climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Waimea, HI4 miles from this station, 74.8°F a year
- Barking Sands, HI12 miles from this station, 76.1°F a year
- Mahaulepu 941.1, HI13 miles from this station, 77.4°F a year
- Kanalohuluhulu 1075, HI15 miles from this station, 60.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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