Hawaii County climate

Hawaii County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mauna Loa 5 Nne, 9.3 km from Hawaii County

Average highs run from 51°F on December 1 to 51°F on December 31, and lows from 36°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.32 in over about 6 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Hawaii County, in °F, with the record for each date.203040506070151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
51°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
1.32 in
Record high
63°FDec 7, 2015
Record low
26°FDec 26, 2021
Chance of a freeze
73%
Daylight
11 h 02 min to 10 h 58 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
57°F
Wind
8.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 151°F36°F60°F 201531°F 201616%
Dec 251°F36°F61°F 201532°F 201616%
Dec 351°F36°F57°F 201535°F 201716%
Dec 451°F36°F58°F 202533°F 201016%
Dec 551°F36°F58°F 201531°F 201017%
Dec 651°F36°F63°F 201531°F 200517%
Dec 751°F36°F63°F 201531°F 200517%
Dec 851°F36°F60°F 201533°F 201717%
Dec 951°F36°F58°F 201732°F 201117%
Dec 1051°F36°F60°F 201431°F 200717%
Dec 1151°F36°F60°F 201432°F 200717%
Dec 1251°F36°F62°F 202332°F 200517%
Dec 1351°F36°F58°F 202430°F 200517%
Dec 1451°F36°F58°F 202429°F 200717%
Dec 1551°F36°F57°F 201429°F 202117%
Dec 1651°F36°F61°F 202529°F 202117%
Dec 1751°F36°F60°F 201829°F 202117%
Dec 1851°F36°F59°F 200528°F 201117%
Dec 1951°F36°F59°F 201430°F 202218%
Dec 2051°F36°F58°F 201829°F 200718%
Dec 2151°F36°F60°F 200629°F 200918%
Dec 2251°F36°F57°F 202431°F 201417%
Dec 2351°F36°F61°F 202330°F 201317%
Dec 2451°F36°F62°F 202332°F 202117%
Dec 2551°F36°F62°F 202330°F 202117%
Dec 2651°F36°F62°F 200526°F 202117%
Dec 2751°F36°F62°F 200530°F 200817%
Dec 2851°F36°F61°F 202231°F 200817%
Dec 2951°F36°F62°F 202229°F 201617%
Dec 3051°F36°F61°F 202231°F 200716%
Dec 3151°F36°F62°F 202231°F 200816%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hawaii County, in percent.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (HST).

December 1
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 5:42 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 5:54 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00021514 (Mauna Loa 5 Nne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00021514, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.