Hawaii frost dates
All 7 Hawaii cities on this site are frost-free: NOAA's 1991-2020 normals record no nights at 32°F or below at their stations.
0 of the 7 Hawaii cities listed have typical frost dates; 7 are frost-free. For a single address, look up your ZIP code: rural ZIPs use their nearest suitable station.
- East Honolulufrost-free · Waimanalo Exp F 795.1, 64 ft
- Haleiwafrost-free · Waimea Valley 892.2, 41 ft
- Hilofrost-free · Hilo Intl Airport, 38 ft
- Honolulufrost-free · Honolulu Intl Airport, 7 ft
- Kailua-Konafrost-free · Kailua Kona Ke-Ahole Airport, 43 ft
- Kiheifrost-free · Kahului Airport, 51 ft
- Lihuefrost-free · Lihue WSO Airport 1020.1, 100 ft
Where frost does occur in Hawaii
Frost is a matter of elevation here. One NOAA station in Hawaii records nights at 32°F or below, at least 1,000 ft above the stations used for the cities (the highest of those is at 100 ft). It is Kanalohuluhulu 1075 at 3,600 ft, where frost happens in about 10% of years. At the cities' stations no frost occurs in the 1991-2020 normals; for higher ground, use the ZIP lookup.
Frost dates at more Hawaii weather stations
NOAA stations across Hawaii used by our ZIP code lookup, named for the town they are in.
| Station | Elevation | Last spring frost | First fall frost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood #2 55.4 | 2,200 ft | frost-free | |
| Hawaii Vol NP Hq 54 | 3,971 ft | frost-free | |
| Hilo 5 S | 622 ft | frost-free | |
| Kahoolawe 499.6 | 1,200 ft | frost-free | |
| Kanalohuluhulu 1075 | 3,600 ft | frost in 10% of years | |
| Kaneohe Bay MCAS | 10 ft | frost-free | |
| Kihalani 132.5 | 914 ft | frost-free | |
| Kii-Kahuku 911 | 25 ft | frost-free | |
| Kilauea 1134 | 390 ft | frost-free | |
| Kula Branch Stn 324.5 | 3,100 ft | frost-free | |
| Lanai Airport 656 | 1,300 ft | frost-free | |
| Makaha Ctry Club 800.3 | 250 ft | frost-free | |
| Manoa Lyon Arbo 785.2 | 500 ft | frost-free | |
| Molokai Airport | 443 ft | frost-free | |
| Opihihale #2 24.1 | 1,360 ft | frost-free | |
| Poamoho Exp Fm 855.2 | 722 ft | frost-free | |
| Princeville Rch 1117 | 217 ft | frost-free | |
| Puu-O-Hoku Rch 542.1 | 674 ft | frost-free | |
| Puukohola Heiau 98.1 | 133 ft | frost-free | |
| S Kona 2 2.32 | 2,121 ft | frost-free | |
| Upper Wahiawa 874.3 | 1,006 ft | frost-free | |
| Waimea 947 | 20 ft | frost-free | |
32°F dates from NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities for each city's station. "1 in 10 after": a 10% chance of a later spring frost (planting is 90% safe after it). How to read frost dates.