Makena, Hawaii climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Makena's normal year runs from 63°F February nights to 87°F August afternoons, with 15.7 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 23.9°C, February lows of 17°C, August highs of 31°C, 399 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMakena Golf Crs 249.1
- Station IDUSC00515842
- Location20.64°N 156.44°W
- Elevation88 ft (27 m)
- Population (census place)118
On October 14, the normal high in Makena is 86°F and the normal low 69°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 11%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Makena.
- Jan 80° 64°
- Feb 80° 63°
- Mar 81° 64°
- Apr 83° 65°
- May 84° 66°
- Jun 86° 68°
- Jul 87° 69°
- Aug 87° 69°
- Sep 87° 69°
- Oct 86° 68°
- Nov 83° 67°
- Dec 81° 65°
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 Makena each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 87°F; February the coldest, with normal lows of 63°F. The most precipitation falls in January (2.48 in), the least in June (0.39 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 80°F | 64°F | 71.8°F | 2.48 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 11 h |
| February | 80°F | 63°F | 71.4°F | 1.28 | 5 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| March | 81°F | 64°F | 72.3°F | 1.99 | 5 | <1 | <1 | 12 h |
| April | 83°F | 65°F | 73.8°F | 0.75 | 3 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| May | 84°F | 66°F | 75.0°F | 1.08 | 4 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| June | 86°F | 68°F | 76.8°F | 0.39 | 2 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| July | 87°F | 69°F | 78.1°F | 0.77 | 3 | 5 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| August | 87°F | 69°F | 78.3°F | 1.21 | 3 | 8 | <1 | 12 h 50 min |
| September | 87°F | 69°F | 78.0°F | 1.11 | 5 | 7 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 86°F | 68°F | 77.2°F | 1.55 | 3 | 3 | <1 | 11 h 40 min |
| November | 83°F | 67°F | 75.1°F | 1.24 | 4 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 10 min |
| December | 81°F | 65°F | 73.0°F | 1.85 | 5 | 1 | <1 | 10 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 84°F | 66°F | 75.1°F | 15.70 | 47 | 26 | <1 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°C | 18°C | 22.1°C | 63 mm |
| February | 27°C | 17°C | 21.9°C | 33 mm |
| March | 27°C | 18°C | 22.4°C | 51 mm |
| April | 28°C | 18°C | 23.2°C | 19 mm |
| May | 29°C | 19°C | 23.9°C | 27 mm |
| June | 30°C | 20°C | 24.9°C | 10 mm |
| July | 31°C | 21°C | 25.6°C | 20 mm |
| August | 31°C | 21°C | 25.7°C | 31 mm |
| September | 30°C | 21°C | 25.6°C | 28 mm |
| October | 30°C | 20°C | 25.1°C | 39 mm |
| November | 29°C | 19°C | 23.9°C | 31 mm |
| December | 27°C | 18°C | 22.8°C | 47 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00515842; 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 Makena?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March, April, May, November and December. Of those, April 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 USC00515842.
How hot and how cold does it get in Makena?
In a normal year in Makena, 26 days a year reach 90°F, nights almost never fall to freezing and 47 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 26a 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
- 47a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00515842.
How sunny is Makena?
Over a year 86% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Makena, 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 Makena need?
A normal year in Makena brings 0 heating degree days, 100% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 3,688 cooling degree days, 4.1 times the median (908). No month reaches 300 heating degree days. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 9,163 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 211 |
| February | 0 | 181 |
| March | 0 | 228 |
| April | 0 | 264 |
| May | 0 | 312 |
| June | 0 | 356 |
| July | 0 | 406 |
| August | 0 | 411 |
| September | 0 | 389 |
| October | 0 | 380 |
| November | 0 | 305 |
| December | 0 | 248 |
| Year (annual) | 0 | 3,688 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00515842. 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 Makena been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 76.3°F, 1.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 75.1°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76.3°F | +1.2°F | 11.74 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00515842. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Makena's climate compare?
Makena is warmer than 9 of the other 17 places with their own NOAA record in Hawaii, and wetter than 1. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 75.1°F is warmer than 99%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Makena 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 Makena share this climate record?
Wailea has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Wailea, HI6,571 people · 3 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 Makena's climate
What is the coldest month in Makena?
February, with a normal high of 80°F and a normal low of 63°F. The warmest is August (87°F by day, 69°F at night).
Does it snow in Makena?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month in Makena?
January, with 2.48 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.39 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Makena in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Makena in zone 12b in ZIP code 96753. By the same method at Makena's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 57°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 12b.
Nearby and next
- Hawaii climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Kula Hospital 267, HI7 miles from this station, 62.9°F a year
- Kahoolawe 499.6, HI11 miles from this station, 71.1°F a year
- Kula, HI11 miles from this station, 63.9°F a year
- Haleakala Ranger Station 338, HI15 miles from this station, 54.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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