USDA Hardiness Zone 12b
Frost Dates for 96716 — Hanapepe, Hawaii
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Makaweli 965, HI (140 ft), 2 miles west.
Updated
No night at or below 32°F was recorded at Makaweli 965, HI in 1991–2020, not even 36°F, so Hanapepe has no frost dates to plan around.
- Winters with a freeze
- 0%
- Winters with 36°F
- 0%
- Coldest month low
- —
- Hardiness zone
- 12b
32°F or below, 1991–2020
frost possible on leaves
55 to 60°F (12.8 to 15.6°C) coldest night
- First snow
- Rare
- Last snow
- Rare
- Winters with snow
- 0%
- Snow per year
- 0"
median, 1991–2020
median, 1991–2020
0 of 20 observed
NOAA normal
Frost risk by date in Hanapepe
Makaweli 965, HI, 2 miles west of Hanapepe, did not record a night at or below 32°F in 1991–2020. 36 of the 37 other Hawaii stations behind this site's ZIP pages recorded no 32°F night either.
Freeze probabilities 1991–2020 at Makaweli 965, HI, from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Where a temperature is reached in fewer than 99.5% of years, the dates describe only the years that reach it. Not a forecast.
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Compared with the next station
The nearest other station, Waimea 947, HI, 6 miles northwest of Hanapepe, has no 32°F night on record either.
When it snows in Hanapepe, Hawaii
Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Makaweli 965, HI, 2.2 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.
Where these figures come from
ZIP 96716 is 2 miles from Makaweli 965, HI, which stands at 140 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station; its figures are presented in full for 96705 (Eleele). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 96716 in zone 12b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 55 to 60°F (12.8 to 15.6°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.
Hardiness zone and temperature range: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (USDA-ARS, Oregon State University), ZIP-code listing, unchanged. °C converted from °F by this site.
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