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Kailua

40,514 people, 10 ft above sea level in Honolulu County.

10 ftElevation, city center
40,514People, 2024 estimate
8 sq miLand area
Sunny 80°
Sunny now Dew point 69° · NNE 8 mph · high 83°
City of Kailua River Interstate 2 miles
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The Kailua plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Kailua

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM HST
RIGHT NOW Daniel K Inouye International Airport (PHNL) · 1:53 PM
Sunny
80° Sunny Feels like 83° · high of 83° near 2 PM
WindNNE 8 mphno gusts
Humidity69%falling to 61% this afternoon
Pressure30.08 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 69° · Muggyabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Windy
Tomorrow, about 2 PMin about 23 hours · 47% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0 inmost likely 0; 1 in 10 over 0
LAST RAINOct. 310.08 in · 14 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Honolulu County
NWS Honolulu and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:41 AM5:49 PM ↓
11 h 8 m of daylight, 1 minute less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
21
GOODAir quality index · ozone
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
SUNDAY, NOV. 15
MONDAY, NOV. 16
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
47% · 0.01 in Sunday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Muggy: dew points 64 to 68°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 84° / 72°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
83° 74°
30% rain — ENE 14, gusts 29 A
SUN Nov. 15 Chance of showers Chance of showers
84° 74°
50% rain — E 20, gusts 30 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
85° 74°
0% rain — E 18, gusts 30 A
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
84° 73°
10% rain — ENE 20, gusts 29 A
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
84° 73°
0% rain — ENE 18, gusts 29 A
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
84° 73°
10% rain — ENE 21, gusts 32 A
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
83° 72°
10% rain — ENE 23, gusts 39 A
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Kailua about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Pacific south of Hawaii three days ago, about 1,060 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Air off the water carries moisture, which is why it feels humid. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK, NINE YEARS AGO Nov. 14, 2017

The coldest this week has been

57° on Nov. 14, 2017, the coldest reading for this week of the year since 1942. Next is 63° in 1946.

63°
57°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Kaneohe Bay Mcas record since 1942.
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THE GROUND

What Kailua stands on

Kailua’s center stands about 10 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from -10 ft to 870 ft, a difference of 880 ft: hilly country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Kōnāhuanui, about 2,980 ft, 5 miles southwest.

Kailua, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft1,000 ft2,000 ft KAILUA10 ftPuʻulanihuli2,660 ft ← W · Hickam HousingE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 7×.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR.

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THE ALMANAC

Kailua’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1942 · Kaneohe Bay Mcas, 4 mi north-northwest

Kailua has a tropical savanna climate. Summer afternoons average 84° in August; winter nights fall to about 68° in January. About 28 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

78°68°78°69°78°69°80°71°81°72°82°74°83°75°84°75°84°76°83°75°81°72°79°70° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1 TODAY KAILUA 27.8 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month
August, average84° / 75°high / low, the warmest month
January, average78° / 68°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year27.8 inwettest months: November and March
Hottest on record96°FSeptember 15, 2012
Coldest on record54°FJanuary 17, 2003
Wettest day on record11.6 inMarch 5, 1958
Climate typeTropical savannaKöppen As

AROUND THE RING

1Wettest stretchNovember through January: 10.0 of the year’s 27.8 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Kailua normally reaches 81° and falls to 72°. The record high is 89°, in 1987; the record low 57°, in 2017. The most rain on this date, 1.79 in, fell in 1996.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high78°78°78°80°81°82°83°84°84°83°81°79°
Normal low68°69°69°71°72°74°75°75°76°75°72°70°
Rain, inches2.813.163.621.621.321.271.311.421.502.583.683.53
Record high89° (2024)90° (2025)95° (2014)89° (2024)90° (2024)90° (2024)93° (2012)96° (2012)96° (2012)94° (2024)91° (2013)91° (2024)
Record low54° (2003)55° (1998)54° (1942)60° (2002)60° (1996)66° (2011)62° (2017)68° (1973)66° (1996)61° (2017)57° (2017)55° (1996)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1942 at Kaneohe Bay Mcas, 4 miles north-northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Kailua on the Forecast Network

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Kailua

40,514 people, 10 ft above sea level in Honolulu County.

10 ftElevation
40,514People
8 sq miLand
Sunny 80°
SunnyDew point 69°
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Today in Kailua

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 83° 7%
5p mostly sunny 79° 1%
8p partly cloudy night 77° 3%
11p partly cloudy night 77° 8%
2a mostly clear night 76° 0%
5a mostly clear night 76° 4%
Windy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 2 PM · 47%
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Sat30%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
74
83
A
Sun50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
74
84
A
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
74
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Tue10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
73
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Wed0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
73
84
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Thu10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
73
84
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Fri10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK, NINE YEARS AGO · NOV. 14, 2017

57°, the coldest this week of the year has been since 1942.

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What Kailua stands on

Kailua’s center stands about 10 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from -10 ft to 870 ft, a difference of 880 ft: hilly country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Kōnāhuanui, about 2,980 ft, 5 miles southwest.

Kailua, west to east Kailua10 ftPuʻulanihuli2,660 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 14×.
Elevation, center10 ft
Within 3 miles-10 to 870 ft
Lie of the landHilly (880 ft of relief)
High point nearbyKōnāhuanui, 2,980 ft, 5 mi southwest
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Kailua’s year

Kailua has a tropical savanna climate. Summer afternoons average 84° in August; winter nights fall to about 68° in January. About 28 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1 27.8 in
August, average84° / 75° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average78° / 68° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year27.8 in · wettest months: November and March
Hottest on record96°F · September 15, 2012
Coldest on record54°F · January 17, 2003
Wettest day on record11.6 in · March 5, 1958
Climate typeTropical savanna · Köppen As
1Wettest stretch · November through January: 10.0 of the year’s 27.8 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Kailua normally reaches 81° and falls to 72°. The record high is 89°, in 1987; the record low 57°, in 2017. The most rain on this date, 1.79 in, fell in 1996.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1942 at Kaneohe Bay Mcas, 4 miles north-northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.