Photo: Forest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0Lanai City sits near the top of U.S. towns for mild winters
Midsummer highs settle at about 83°. The year changes little: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are only 24° apart. By precipitation alone, it ranks drier than 92% of U.S. towns. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from January to December, with highs of 76–83°.
A year in Lanai City at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Lanai City’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Lanai City’s place in Hawaii beside it.
What a year in Lanai City feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
Frost is rare
Frost and day counts come from Lanai Airport 656, 3 miles away.
The 2023 USDA map puts Lanai City’s center in zone 12a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 54°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
About 16 inches of rain a year
January is the wettest month and August the driest. Rain falls on about 54 days a year. Snow is rare: about 0.0" in a normal year at Lanai Airport 656, so most winters see none.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Heating and cooling a home in Lanai City
0% of the work is heating, so air conditioning is the bigger bill. No month averages under 55°.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Lanai Airport 656.
Living with Lanai City’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
Zone 12a. Frost almost never comes, so tender plants can often stay out through winter.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. 18 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Lanai City from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (81%). Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Lanai City and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Lanai City yet.
Climates most like Lanai City’s, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanai City, HI | 60° | 83° | 16" | 0.0" |
| Beverly Hills, CA | 48° | 81° | 16" | 0.0" |
| Port Isabel, TX | 52° | 92° | 26" | 0.2" |
| Green, OR | 37° | 86° | 32" | 0.0" |
| Key West, FL | 65° | 90° | 42" | 0.0" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
How Lanai City compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Lanai City’s place among Hawaii’s.
Lanai City weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from the nearest NOAA station; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Lanai Airport 656. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 76° | 60° | 2.9" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 |
| February | 76° | 60° | 1.3" | 0.0" | 4 | 0 |
| March | 77° | 61° | 1.6" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 |
| April | 78° | 61° | 0.6" | 0.0" | 4 | 0 |
| May | 80° | 63° | 0.7" | 0.0" | 3 | 0 |
| June | 82° | 65° | 0.9" | 0.0" | 4 | 0 |
| July | 83° | 66° | 0.8" | 0.0" | 4 | 0 |
| August | 83° | 67° | 0.4" | 0.0" | 3 | 0 |
| September | 83° | 67° | 0.9" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 |
| October | 82° | 66° | 1.2" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 |
| November | 79° | 64° | 2.4" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 |
| December | 77° | 62° | 2.2" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 |
| Year | 80° | 63° | 15.7" | 0.0" | 54 | 0 |
Where Lanai City’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station (NOAA’s grid doesn’t cover Hawaii).
- Snow: Lanai Airport 656.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Lanai Airport 656, 3 miles from the town’s center, 500 ft lower; no station nearby passes every check; this is the nearest one in the same valley, flagged above.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Lanai City’s climate
What is the weather like in Lanai City?
A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 60°, and snow is almost unheard of. Milder January nights than all but 103 U.S. towns; cooler July afternoons than 76% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Lanai City in winter?
February nights average 60°. A night at 32° or below comes in only some winters (0.0 a year on average).
How much snow does Lanai City get?
About 0.0 inches in a normal winter at Lanai Airport 656, so most winters see none.
How hot does it get in Lanai City?
July, with a typical high of 83°. 90° days are rare: none in a normal year at Lanai Airport 656.
When is the first and last frost in Lanai City?
Most years have no frost at all: a 32° night comes in about 0% of winters at Lanai Airport 656, usually in December or January.
What growing zone is Lanai City in?
Zone 12a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 54°.
What is the best time of year to visit Lanai City?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Lanai City.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.