Kapolei climate — normals and trends
Kapolei (United States) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 368 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is September (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is February (22.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Kapolei averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 49 rainy days per year.
Kapolei has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.8 °C (on 28 August 2015) and the coldest 16.6 °C (on 17 December 1988).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
KapoleiHawaii
- coords
- 21.34°, -158.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.8°C
Average daily high
24.7°C
Average daily low
23.0°C
Annual rainfall
368mm
Sunshine / day
11.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
28.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
49 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.2 °C
Average feels-like low
22.9 °C
Average peak gust
42.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
358 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
28.8 °C
28 August 2015
Coldest day
16.6 °C
17 December 1988
Wettest day
160 mm
18 December 1987
Windiest day
72.9 km/h
23 November 1982
Strongest gust
107.3 km/h
23 November 1982
Hottest feels-like
36.4 °C
28 August 2015
Coldest feels-like
10.9 °C
20 February 1962
Sunniest day
13.0 h
9 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 59 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 24.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 12 mm | -34 mm |
| Mar | 24.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 14 mm | -34 mm |
| Apr | 24.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 29 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 25.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 8 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 26.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 8 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 26.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 7 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 27.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 6 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 26.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 14 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 25.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 14 mm | -36 mm |
| Dec | 24.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 75 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kapolei?
Kapolei has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 368 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kapolei?
The hottest day measured in Kapolei between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2015, reaching 28.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kapolei?
The coldest day measured in Kapolei between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1988, at 16.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kapolei?
Almost never: Kapolei sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kapolei warmed?
Yes: Kapolei warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kapolei?
The wettest day measured in Kapolei between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1987, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kapolei?
The windiest day measured in Kapolei between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 1982, with winds reaching 72.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kapolei?
The warmest month in Kapolei is September (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is February (22.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kapolei?
Kapolei receives on average 368 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 49 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kapolei?
Kapolei gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kapolei?
Yes: Kapolei has on average 358 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kapolei?
In Kapolei, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.4 °C on 28 August 2015, and the lowest was 10.9 °C on 20 February 1962.
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