#T1Kailua, HI
unincorporated, Hawaii County · 21,818 peopleJanuary low·July high 86°·0 freezing nights a year
Kailua, HI, #1 on this list · Kamakahonu, Residence Of King Kamehameha I · Photo: W Nowicki · CC BY 3.0United States · Climate
Towns with the mildest winters in America
Kailua, Hawaii (tied with 1 more) has the mildest winters of 4,902 U.S. towns of 10,000+: January nights average a low of 69° (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The typical town here averages 24°; 1,609 of the 4,902 stay above freezing.
The average January low. NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020, from NOAA’s 5 km grid at each town’s center; one town for each grid cell. A described list: no letters. How grades work
#T169°
#T1Kaiminani, HI
unincorporated, Hawaii County · 11,465 peopleJanuary low·July high 86°·0 freezing nights a year
#3Kaneohe Base, HI
Honolulu County (city and county) · 10,919 peopleJanuary low·July high 83°·0 freezing nights a year
The top 100
January low, highest first, of 4,902 towns of 10,000+. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T = tied).
100 towns. Every town of 2,500+ is on its state’s list.
#TownJanuary lowNights ≤32°July high
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Questions people ask
Which U.S. town has the mildest winters?
Among towns of 10,000+, Kailua, Hawaii: January nights average a low of 69°.
How are these towns ranked?
By the average January low (the coldest month’s nights), highest first, on NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals, read from its 5 km grid at each town’s center. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T); the figure and the state rank are the ones on each town’s Climate page. The national list starts at 10,000 residents; state lists start at 2,500. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
This page shows the top 100 of 4,902 towns of 10,000+ with the figure. Every town of 2,500+ is on its state’s list.
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