When to plant in Kekaha-Waimea, HI
Planting dates worked out from Kekaha-Waimea's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.
Frost is rare in Kekaha-Waimea: in 16 of the last 16 springs there was none at all. Frost dates matter less here than heat, so the planting table below is left out.
Safe to plant out
Jan 1
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Jan 1
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Dec 31
1 year in 10 by Dec 31
Frost-free days
363
median, 1991–2020
Station used: Barking Sands · 11.6 km away · station 5 m, town 42 m. How we match towns to stations
Kekaha-Waimea's weather over time
How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.
Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend
See the data as a table
| Year | Frost-free days |
|---|---|
| 1969 | 363 |
| 1970 | 363 |
| 1971 | 363 |
| 1972 | 363 |
| 1973 | 363 |
| 1974 | 363 |
| 1975 | 363 |
| 1982 | 363 |
| 1983 | 363 |
| 1984 | 363 |
| 1985 | 363 |
| 1986 | 363 |
| 1987 | 363 |
| 1988 | 363 |
| 1989 | 363 |
| 1990 | 363 |
| 1991 | 363 |
| 1992 | 363 |
| 1993 | 363 |
| 1994 | 363 |
| 1995 | 363 |
| 1996 | 363 |
| 1997 | 363 |
| 1998 | 363 |
| 2001 | 363 |
| 2002 | 363 |
| 2003 | 363 |
| 2004 | 363 |
| 2005 | 363 |
| 2008 | 363 |
| 2009 | 363 |
Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend
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| Year | Growing-season temperature |
|---|---|
| 1969 | 24.5 °C |
| 1970 | 24.6 °C |
| 1971 | 25.3 °C |
| 1972 | 23.9 °C |
| 1973 | 24.4 °C |
| 1974 | 24.8 °C |
| 1975 | 23.6 °C |
| 1982 | 24.7 °C |
| 1983 | 24.3 °C |
| 1984 | 25.7 °C |
| 1985 | 24.9 °C |
| 1986 | 26.0 °C |
| 1987 | 24.7 °C |
| 1988 | 25.1 °C |
| 1989 | 24.0 °C |
| 1990 | 24.2 °C |
| 1991 | 25.3 °C |
| 1992 | 25.7 °C |
| 1993 | 26.3 °C |
| 1994 | 25.7 °C |
| 1995 | 25.6 °C |
| 1996 | 25.5 °C |
| 1997 | 25.0 °C |
| 1998 | 24.3 °C |
| 2001 | 24.9 °C |
| 2002 | 25.1 °C |
| 2003 | 25.6 °C |
| 2004 | 26.4 °C |
| 2005 | 25.5 °C |
| 2007 | 25.7 °C |
| 2008 | 25.6 °C |
| 2009 | 25.9 °C |
What this means for you: This station's record is too short to show a reliable trend yet.
Source: daily records from Barking Sands (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.