Imagine waking up to cool, crisp air and Mauna Kea views. Waimea is delightfully cool and green. The temperatures at my place range between the low 50’s (on some nights) and the high 70’s at this time of year. They will rise a bit as the summer progresses, but I don’t expect to see highs above 85, and the nights should remain cool. There are cooler places on the Big Island, but none as conveniently located, with schools, a hospital, a theater, and two observatory headquarters in town, not to mention the amazing beaches along the Kohala Coast.

We’re getting a bit more rain at my place than last month-2” so far this month-but when it gets drizzly my daughter, who is not a fan, just heads for the beach-about a half hour away. I’m happy to have the rain. The plants and the ducks love it. The altitude (about 2800’) and rain are what keep Waimea delightfully cool and green!

Here’s a 40 acre listing in West Waikoekoe, which is very close to where I live and should have the same weather:

Here’s a lovely home, on 1.5+ acres, about 5 minutes from town, but with similar weather:

This place has a whole house dehumidifier, which keeps it warm and dry even during extended rainy periods.

Generally, our weather changes pretty frequently. Sometimes we’ll have sunny skies, interrupted by brief downpours, and then more sun. Some days will be overcast and cool. Others sunny and much warmer. But you can count on change, and if it isn’t coming fast enough, you don’t have to travel far to find completely different weather!

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