Princeville, Hawaii climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Princeville's normal year runs from 63°F February nights to 86°F August afternoons, with 75.2 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 23.2°C, February lows of 17°C, August highs of 30°C, 1,909 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationPrinceville Ranch 1117
- Station IDUSC00518165
- Location22.22°N 159.48°W
- Elevation217 ft (66 m)
- Population (census place)1,794
On October 14, the normal high in Princeville is 83°F and the normal low 68°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 72%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Princeville.
- Jan 78° 62°
- Feb 77° 63°
- Mar 77° 63°
- Apr 80° 65°
- May 83° 67°
- Jun 84° 68°
- Jul 85° 69°
- Aug 86° 70°
- Sep 85° 70°
- Oct 83° 68°
- Nov 80° 67°
- Dec 78° 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 Princeville each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; February the coldest, with normal lows of 63°F. The most precipitation falls in March (8.26 in), the least in June (5.01 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 78°F | 62°F | 70.3°F | 5.43 | 18 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 50 min |
| February | 77°F | 63°F | 69.9°F | 6.63 | 17 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| March | 77°F | 63°F | 69.9°F | 8.26 | 21 | <1 | <1 | 12 h |
| April | 80°F | 65°F | 72.2°F | 5.60 | 23 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| May | 83°F | 67°F | 74.6°F | 5.10 | 21 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| June | 84°F | 68°F | 75.8°F | 5.01 | 25 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| July | 85°F | 69°F | 77.0°F | 5.42 | 26 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| August | 86°F | 70°F | 77.7°F | 6.29 | 26 | 2 | <1 | 13 h |
| September | 85°F | 70°F | 77.1°F | 5.54 | 22 | 3 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 83°F | 68°F | 75.5°F | 6.43 | 23 | 1 | <1 | 11 h 40 min |
| November | 80°F | 67°F | 73.5°F | 7.43 | 23 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 10 min |
| December | 78°F | 65°F | 71.3°F | 8.03 | 22 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 81°F | 66°F | 73.7°F | 75.17 | 266 | 10 | <1 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°C | 17°C | 21.3°C | 138 mm |
| February | 25°C | 17°C | 21.1°C | 168 mm |
| March | 25°C | 17°C | 21.1°C | 210 mm |
| April | 26°C | 18°C | 22.3°C | 142 mm |
| May | 28°C | 19°C | 23.7°C | 130 mm |
| June | 29°C | 20°C | 24.3°C | 127 mm |
| July | 29°C | 21°C | 25.0°C | 138 mm |
| August | 30°C | 21°C | 25.4°C | 160 mm |
| September | 29°C | 21°C | 25.1°C | 141 mm |
| October | 28°C | 20°C | 24.2°C | 163 mm |
| November | 27°C | 19°C | 23.1°C | 189 mm |
| December | 25°C | 18°C | 21.8°C | 204 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00518165; 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 Princeville?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, September, October, November and December. Of those, February has the fewest days with rain (17).
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 USC00518165.
How hot and how cold does it get in Princeville?
In a normal year in Princeville, 10 days a year reach 90°F, nights almost never fall to freezing and 266 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 10a 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
- 266a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00518165.
How sunny is Princeville?
Over a year 84% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Princeville, 5.6 kWh per square metre a day. September is the sunniest month (88%) and March the cloudiest (79%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 83% | 4.2 |
| February | 81% | 4.8 |
| March | 79% | 5.4 |
| April | 83% | 6.3 |
| May | 86% | 6.8 |
| June | 87% | 7.0 |
| July | 87% | 7.0 |
| August | 87% | 6.7 |
| September | 88% | 6.2 |
| October | 84% | 5.1 |
| November | 83% | 4.3 |
| December | 81% | 3.8 |
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 Princeville need?
A normal year in Princeville brings 4 heating degree days, 100% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 3,208 cooling degree days, 3.5 times the median (908). No month reaches 300 heating degree days. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 8,680 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 166 |
| February | 1 | 138 |
| March | 2 | 154 |
| April | 0 | 216 |
| May | 0 | 298 |
| June | 0 | 326 |
| July | 0 | 374 |
| August | 0 | 394 |
| September | 0 | 365 |
| October | 0 | 327 |
| November | 0 | 255 |
| December | 0 | 197 |
| Year (annual) | 4 | 3,208 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00518165. 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 Princeville's climate compare?
Princeville is warmer than 3 of the other 17 places with their own NOAA record in Hawaii, and wetter than 14. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 73.7°F is warmer than 98%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Princeville is Af: tropical rainforest. 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 Princeville 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.
- Haena, HI571 people · 5 mi W
- Wainiha, HI319 people · 4 mi SW
- Hanalei, HI239 people · 1 mi SW
- Kalihiwai, HI232 people · 2 mi E
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 Princeville's climate
What is the coldest month in Princeville?
February, with a normal high of 77°F and a normal low of 63°F. The warmest is August (86°F by day, 70°F at night).
Does it snow in Princeville?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month in Princeville?
March, with 8.26 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 5.01 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Princeville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Princeville in zone 12b in ZIP code 96722.
Nearby and next
- Hawaii climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Kilauea, HI5 miles from this station, 73.9°F a year
- Kanalohuluhulu 1075, HI13 miles from this station, 60.5°F a year
- Lihue, HI19 miles from this station, 76.3°F a year
- Waimea, HI22 miles from this station, 74.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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