Kīhei weather in January

In January, Kīhei sees average daytime highs of 77°F and overnight lows near 67°F, with 1.7 in of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 77°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kīhei's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kīhei's year-round climate.

Daytime high
77°
11th warmest
Overnight low
67°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1.7 in
5.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:09 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
39%
1st clearest
Wind
6 mph
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Kīhei is census designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.

Density
691/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 77°F through the month.

A typical January day in Kīhei reaches about 77°F in the afternoon and slips back to 67°F overnight — a 10°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 73°F and 79°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Kīhei weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan77° / 67°1.75.410.98.0
Feb76° / 67°1.3511.37.9
Mar77° / 67°1.85.711.97.7
Apr79° / 69°0.83.612.57.7
May80° / 70°0.63.9137.6
Jun82° / 72°0.31.813.27.5
Jul83° / 73°0.42.613.16.9
Aug84° / 73°0.52.712.76.7
Sep84° / 73°0.42.712.16.7
Oct83° / 72°0.83.711.57.0
Nov80° / 71°0.93.8117.6
Dec78° / 68°1.84.310.88.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37822
47822
57921
67921
78020
88020
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118119
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138020
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317822

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kīhei gets around 1.7 in of rain over 5.4 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 18% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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517
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717
817
916
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1116
1216
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1516
1616
1716
1816
1917
2017
2117
2218
2318
2418
2519
2619
2720
2820
2920
3021
3121

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12225818
22225917
32235817
42245816
52245816
63245815
73245815
83255715
93255814
103255814
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286275215
296275116
307275016
317275016

Wind in January

Winds average 6 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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206calm
216calm
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246calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:065:52
210.87:065:52
310.87:075:53
410.87:075:53
510.87:075:54
610.87:085:55
710.87:085:55
810.87:085:56
910.87:085:57
1010.87:085:57
1110.87:095:58
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1310.87:095:59
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3111.17:086:11

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 4.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
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314.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kīhei

In seasonPeak

None of Kīhei's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kīhei sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Pacific hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Kīhei?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Kīhei for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kīhei in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Kīhei sees daytime highs around 77°F and nights near 67°F. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Kīhei in January

The nearest coast averages about 76°F in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 9 mi away) is warmest in September at about 80°F and coldest in February near 75°F.

The water stays above 68°F all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

74°76°78°80°82°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan76Warm
Feb75Warm
Mar75Warm
Apr76Warm
May77Warm
Jun78Warm
Jul78Warm
Aug80Warm
Sep80Warm
Oct80Warm
Nov79Warm
Dec77Warm

UV index in Kīhei in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kīhei peaks around July 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 22UV 12Dec 17UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High
Location & terrain

Where is Kīhei?

Kīhei sits at 20.8°N, 156.4°W, 10 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Kahului, 8.7 mi away.

Topography around Kīhei

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Kīhei.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Kīhei has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 528 ft around an average of 151 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,051 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,977 ft.

The land around Kīhei is covered by grassland (52%) and water (22%) within 2 miles, grassland (53%) and water (30%) within 10 miles, and water (83%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
528 ft
10 miles
7,051 ft
50 miles
9,977 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Kahului 8.7 mi · Wailuku 9.3 mi · Lahaina 17 mi · Hawai‘i Kai 89 mi · East Honolulu 89 mi · Niu Valley 91 mi · Kuliouou - Kalani Iki 91 mi · Kaimukī 94 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kīhei (20.7646°, -156.4458°, elevation 10 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).