Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain · Hawaii · United StatesSummit weather, forecast and climate
Mauna Kea
Volcano13,803 ftUltra-prominent peakSnow likely Jan–May · Nov–Dec
Elevation13,803 ftabove sea level
Prominence13,803 ftindependent height
Isolation–to a higher summit
Summit, Jul44°average high
19.82° N, 155.47° WElevation 13,803 ftUTC−10 · Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit13,803 ft
- Mid-mountain7,251 ft
- Valley · Paauilo725 ft
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Mauna Kea in brief
Mauna Kea rises to 13,803 ft in the Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain, Hawaii, United States. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 13,803 ft, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.
At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 45°, while nights stay below freezing all year.
The nearest town in the atlas is Paauilo, 17 mi to the NE at 725 ft.
Facts
- Elevation
- 13,803 ft
- Prominence
- 13,803 ft
- Range
- Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain
- Region
- Hawaii
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 19.8206, -155.4681
- Nearest airport
- Waimea Kohala Airport (MUE) · 18 mi
iiForecast
Weather at three heights
Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.
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iiiSummit climate
The top of Mauna Kea by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 38° | 37° | 37° | 38° | 40° | 43° | 44° | 45° | 44° | 43° | 41° | 38° |
| Average low | 22° | 20° | 21° | 22° | 24° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 22° |
| Precipitation | 7.1 in | 6.1 in | 8.0 in | 7.5 in | 5.2 in | 4.5 in | 6.9 in | 6.9 in | 5.6 in | 5.0 in | 8.4 in | 7.7 in |
| Cloud cover | 17% | 18% | 24% | 28% | 23% | 21% | 22% | 20% | 22% | 28% | 28% | 21% |
| Daylight | 11h 04 | 11h 30 | 12h 01 | 12h 36 | 13h 04 | 13h 19 | 13h 13 | 12h 48 | 12h 16 | 11h 42 | 11h 12 | 10h 56 |
| Month score | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Snow and freezing level
Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 13,123 ft | 12,795 ft | 12,959 ft | 13,123 ft | 13,780 ft | 14,436 ft | 14,764 ft | 15,092 ft | 14,764 ft | 14,600 ft | 13,944 ft | 13,287 ft |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Mauna Kea in 3D
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Paauilo
Hawaii · 17 mi NE
82°Oct high
10wet days
64score
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