USDA Hardiness Zone 12b
Frost Dates for 96748 — Kaunakakai, Hawaii
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Molokai Airport, HI (443 ft), 8 miles west.
Updated
No night at or below 32°F was recorded at Molokai Airport, HI in 1991–2020, not even 36°F, so Kaunakakai has no frost dates to plan around; the coolest month, January, averages a low of 64°F.
- Winters with a freeze
- 0%
- Winters with 36°F
- 0%
- Coldest month low
- 64°F
- Hardiness zone
- 12b
32°F or below, 1991–2020
frost possible on leaves
average, January
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 19 observed
NOAA normal
Frost risk by date in Kaunakakai
Molokai Airport, HI, 8 miles west of Kaunakakai, 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 Molokai Airport, 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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Weather by month in Kaunakakai
August is the warmest month at Molokai Airport, HI, averaging 87°F by day and 73°F at night; January is the coldest at 79°F and 64°F. Not one month recorded a 32°F night; the lowest monthly average low is 64°F.
Warmth for growing adds up to 9,455 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 69% of the 35 Hawaii stations. 46% of them (4,334) have built up by the end of June, and August adds the most, 928. Precipitation totals 21.7 inches a year, most in January (3.6") and least in June (0.6"); May to September bring 19% of it.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | 32°F night | Nights ≤ 32°F | GDD 50°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 79 | 64 | 3.6 | 0% | 0 | 668 |
| Feb | 79 | 65 | 2.3 | 0% | 0 | 608 |
| Mar | 79 | 66 | 3.0 | 0% | 0 | 698 |
| Apr | 81 | 67 | 1.5 | 0% | 0 | 722 |
| May | 83 | 69 | 1.2 | 0% | 0 | 797 |
| Jun | 85 | 72 | 0.6 | 0% | 0 | 843 |
| Jul | 86 | 73 | 0.6 | 0% | 0 | 902 |
| Aug | 87 | 73 | 0.8 | 0% | 0 | 928 |
| Sep | 87 | 73 | 1.0 | 0% | 0 | 893 |
| Oct | 86 | 71 | 1.5 | 0% | 0 | 882 |
| Nov | 83 | 70 | 2.7 | 0% | 0 | 786 |
| Dec | 80 | 67 | 2.9 | 0% | 0 | 730 |
Monthly normals 1991–2020 at Molokai Airport, HI (443 ft), NOAA NCEI. "32°F night": chance of at least one in the month. GDD: growing degree days, base 50°F.
Compared with the next station
The nearest other station, Lanai Airport 656, HI, 22 miles south of Kaunakakai and 857 feet higher, has no 32°F night on record either, and a coolest-month low 4°F colder (60°F).
When it snows in Kaunakakai, Hawaii
Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 19 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Kaunakakai 536, HI, 3.6 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.
Where these figures come from
ZIP 96748 is 8 miles from Molokai Airport, HI, which stands at 443 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 96748 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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