S Kona, HI Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
- Warmer national band · Avg annual temp
- 67°FAnnual mean temperature: 67.2°F. National station-mapped location corpus median: 52.2°F across 6,861 measured records.
- Upper score band · Comfort score
- 100/100PlainClimate Comfort Score: 100/100. National station-mapped Comfort Score corpus median: 64/100 across 6,189 measured records.
- Drier than median · Annual precip
- 21.3"Annual precipitation: 21.3 inches. National station-mapped location corpus median: 36.2 inches across 6,352 measured records.
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from S Kona's primary NOAA station, S KONA 2 2.32.
The climate verdict for S Kona
Warm-season cooling demand defines S Kona, Hawaii, running at more than twice its heating total. The NOAA normal records an annual average of 67°F. It scores 100/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 99% of them.
- 67°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 100/100
- comfort score, above 99% of station-mapped location scores
- 21.3"
- yearly precipitation total
Based on NOAA U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020) - 30-year averages describing the typical year, not a forecast.
Avg Temperature
67°F (20°C)Annual mean temperature: 67.2°F. National station-mapped location corpus median: 52.2°F across 6,861 measured records.
Warmer national band
Avg High
77°FAnnual average daily high: 77.0°F. National station-mapped location corpus median: 63.8°F across 6,861 measured records.
Warmer national band
Avg Low
57°FAnnual average daily low: 57.4°F. National station-mapped location corpus median: 41.1°F across 6,861 measured records.
Warmer national band
Annual Precip
21.3"Annual precipitation: 21.3 inches. National station-mapped location corpus median: 36.2 inches across 6,352 measured records.
Drier than median
Annual Snow
0.0"Annual snowfall: 0.0 inches. National station-mapped location corpus median: 18.9 inches across 4,098 measured records.
Low-snow national band
Comfort Score
100/100PlainClimate Comfort Score: 100/100. National station-mapped Comfort Score corpus median: 64/100 across 6,189 measured records.
Upper score band · Excellent
S Kona sits in Hawaii, the #2 hottest U.S. state at 72.4°F statewide annual average - see all 50 hottest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · model supports three NOAA data products
S Kona's broader climate profile: 88/100
A percentile-benchmarked model across annual, daily, and hourly climate normals. This record uses 2 measured NOAA products; every input remains inspectable.
PlainClimate-derived, not an official NOAA rating. This separate index does not replace the established Comfort Score used in rankings, and it is not a verdict on safety, health, housing, culture, or overall quality of life.
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Annual temperature balance
67.2°F · 0.3° from 67.5°F
97/100 A · weight 25%Distance from a 67.5°F annual mean; smaller is better.
NOAA annual/seasonal normals ·
ANN-TAVG-NORMAL -
Precipitation balance
21.3 in · 13.7 from 35 in
52/100 D · weight 15%Distance from 35 annual inches; smaller is better.
NOAA annual/seasonal normals ·
ANN-PRCP-NORMAL -
Snowfall burden
0.0 inches/year
90/100 A · weight 10%Annual snowfall; lower is better in this formula.
NOAA annual/seasonal normals ·
ANN-SNOW-NORMAL -
Frost-free season
Not measured
N/A N/A · weight 10%Not scored; its 10% weight redistributes across measured dimensions.
Days between NOAA 50% spring and fall freeze dates; longer is better.
NOAA annual/seasonal normals ·
ANN-TMIN-PRBLST-T32FP50 + ANN-TMIN-PRBFST-T32FP50 -
Normal heat + freeze calendar
0 calendar days
100/100 A · weight 25%Normal high ≥90°F days plus normal low ≤32°F days; lower is better.
NOAA daily multivariate normals ·
DLY-TMAX-NORMAL + DLY-TMIN-NORMAL (derived counts) -
Summer moisture balance
Not measured
N/A N/A · weight 15%Not scored; its 15% weight redistributes across measured dimensions.
June–August mean dew point distance from 52.5°F; smaller is better.
NOAA hourly normals ·
HLY-DEWP-NORMAL
Live national benchmark table and calculation
Each raw metric is linearly interpolated across its live p10, p25, p50, p75, and p90 breakpoints. Equal-valued breakpoints collapse to their mean percentile; values outside p10-p90 extrapolate toward 0 or 100 using the nearest non-flat segment, then clamp to that range. Scores favor the direction shown, then combine by the listed weights. Missing dimensions are removed from both the weighted sum and available weight before normalization.
| Dimension | Weight | Better | p10 | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 25% | Lower | 3.4 | 7.9 | 15.3 | 21 | 25.2 | 6,861 |
| Precipitation balance | 15% | Lower | 2.7 | 7.1 | 14.2 | 20.9 | 25.7 | 6,352 |
| Snowfall burden | 10% | Lower | 0 | 2.1 | 18.9 | 42.7 | 69.8 | 4,098 |
| Frost-free season | 10% | Higher | 127 | 150 | 180 | 215 | 253 | 6,446 |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 25% | Lower | 56 | 102 | 145 | 180 | 207 | 6,859 |
| Summer moisture balance | 15% | Lower | 2.7 | 6.1 | 9.3 | 14.8 | 18.4 | 417 |
Grades: A 85–100 · B 70–84 · C 55–69 · D 40–54 · F below 40.
Established ranking Comfort Score: 100/100 · inspect its separate fixed-point formula
This legacy score keeps the rankings stable. It uses annual/seasonal normals only; unlike the Climate Living Index above, it is not percentile-scored per dimension.
- Temperature mildness67.2°F annual mean40/40 points
- Precipitation moderation21.3 inches/year30/30 points
- Snow burden0.0 inches/year15/15 points
- Frost-free seasonNot measuredN/A · weight removed
85/85 available points → 100/100. Full Comfort Score method.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991–2020). This record uses NOAA annual/seasonal normals and NOAA daily multivariate normals; the model also supports hourly normals where published · data updated 2026-08-04. Full methodology and limits.
How S Kona compares with its closest stations
Against the 6 closest stations in the record, S Kona averages 67°F a year, warmer than Mauna Loa, HI (46°F) and Hawaii Vol National Park Headquarters, HI (62°F), and cooler than Opihihale, HI (68°F) and Sea Mtn, HI (75°F). On comfort score it places 1 of 5 in that local group.
Corpus-relative placement
Where S Kona sits across the climate record
These comparisons place this primary-station normal among station-mapped locations with the same NOAA 1991–2020 fields.
- Annual temperature
- Warmer than 92%
- of 6,861 measured location normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Wetter than 30%
- of 6,352 measured location normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Larger than 0%
- of 6,861 complete location-year normals.
How S Kona compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
S Kona's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
100 Top 1% score exceeds 99% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Below this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). This entry sits in this band.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 75°F (24°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 2.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 75°F (24°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 1.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| March | 75°F (24°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 2.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| April | 76°F (24°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 1.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 76°F (25°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 1.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| June | 77°F (25°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 0.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| July | 78°F (26°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 1.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| August | 79°F (26°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 1.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| September | 79°F (26°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 2.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| October | 79°F (26°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 1.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| November | 78°F (26°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 1.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 77°F (25°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 2.1" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The calendar barely moves in S Kona: no date carries a normal high of 90°F or a normal low at freezing. The year runs between 54°F near January 13 and 79°F near August 10.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 54°F around January 13.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is September 14, when 41% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is January 1 at 23%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 113 wet dates a year.
The widest day
December 22 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 21°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for S Kona.
Where S Kona Stands Nationally
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 21°F.
Standing computed against the distribution of 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations in the PlainClimate database; only nationally notable standings are shown.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
7.3 days with precipitation
7.8 days with precipitation
9.9 days with precipitation
8.8 days with precipitation
10.9 days with precipitation
10.3 days with precipitation
10.6 days with precipitation
9.3 days with precipitation
13.0 days with precipitation
10.1 days with precipitation
7.6 days with precipitation
7.4 days with precipitation
S Kona spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 18% of the annual total and December through February 31%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. S Kona has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry an unusually narrow 5.1°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: January averages 2.7" and June 0.9". The three wettest months together take 34% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
S Kona is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 113 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 31% of the calendar, and they carry 21.3" between them. At roughly 0.19 inches on an average wet day, this is not the damp drizzle of a marine climate; it is an arid record in which precipitation is both uncommon and light when it appears.
The wettest month by count is September at about 13 wet days; the driest is January at about 7.
A low per-event average in a dry record is a statement about typical days only. Arid regions can still take a large share of a year's total from a single convective storm, which a normal cannot show.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, not the extremes within it.
S Kona's record shows no measurable snowfall
This station measured snowfall across the 1991-2020 period and recorded none: the annual normal is 0.0 inches. That is a measured zero rather than missing data, which is a meaningful distinction here , most stations in the database simply do not report snow at all, and those pages say nothing about it.
A thirty-year normal of zero describes the typical year at this station. It is not a claim that snow has never fallen in the area.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
N/A
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
N/A
50% probability date
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
139
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
940
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
August
Coldest Month
February
Places with a similar climate profile
NOAA 1991–2020 annual normals connect this location to non-geographic peers. Temperature peers use annual mean temperature; energy peers use both heating and cooling degree days.
Closest annual-temperature peers
What S Kona's climate means for you
S Kona runs 67°F a year - peaking in August, coldest in February.
- Air conditioning drives the bills rather than the furnace: 940 cooling degree days against 139 for heating.
- See how S Kona lines up against the rest of Hawaii and the national rankings. See rankings
Climate Guides
Data-derived climate profile
How S Kona's climate pattern fits together
cooling led · moderate · low swing
Warm-season load persists through a relatively even calendar in S Kona. Cooling totals 940 degree days, more than double the 139 heating measure, and the 5.1°F seasonal range is compact rather than sharply divided.
S Kona's 21.3 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Recorded annual snowfall is negligible. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
Temperature varies within a narrow 5.1°F band across the normal year. August and February mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar. The annual average is 67°F. Monthly rows still matter, but they refine a steady profile rather than reveal two climatic extremes.
A frost-free growing-season length is not available for S Kona. That missing field is kept separate from the observed temperature and precipitation record rather than filled from a regional estimate.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from S Kona's primary station, so the summer figures are a thirty-year average rather than a ceiling: individual years have run hotter and will again. They are descriptive ranges, not an official NOAA classification or a forecast for any specific year.
The year in four calendar signals
- Warmest normal
- August
- Even at its warmest the station only averages 70°F (21°C), so no month here is hot by national standards.
- Coldest normal
- February
- The coldest month still averages 65°F (18°C), above freezing, so this calendar has no hard winter.
- Rainfall rhythm
- January to June
- January is typically wettest; June is driest.
- Mild-temperature window
- January through December
- Monthly means sit between 55°F and 75°F in this window.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from S Kona's primary station: S KONA 2 2.32 (USC00518652). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. The reproducible method is an exact normalized name-and-state match; unresolved is an upper bound on facilities because spelling variants can be missed.
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