Kurtistown, HI Climate


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Kurtistown, HI has a tropical climate with warm temperatures year-round. In the summertime, typical highs reach into the mid-80s Fahrenheit and lows reach into the mid-70s. In winter months, temperatures tend to stay in the high 70s during the day and dip to the low 60s at night. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, although there can be more rain during the wet season from November through March. Humidity levels are generally quite high all year round too.

Kurtistown, Hawaii gets 164 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kurtistown averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 171 sunny days per year in Kurtistown. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kurtistown gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 269 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 63
Rain: averages 164 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Kurtistown is 8.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Hawaii.

8.1 Summer - 8.6 Winter
January, February and December are the most pleasant months in Kurtistown, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateKurtistown, HawaiiUnited States
  163.7 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  268.6 days106.2 days
  171 days205 days
  80.6°85.8°
  62.5°21.7°
  8.47
  9.74.3
  564 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

September is the hottest month for Kurtistown with an average high temperature of 81.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Hawaii. In Kurtistown, there are 12 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kurtistown are May, December and November.
In Kurtistown, there are 0.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Hawaii.
February has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Kurtistown with an average of 62.2°. This is colder than most places in Hawaii.
In Kurtistown, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Hawaii.
In Kurtistown, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Hawaii.
Despite the high humidity in Kurtistown, the trade winds keep it pleasant. If the trade winds stop blowing (which is rare), a summer day can be unpleasantly humid. The most humid months in Kurtistown are February, January and March.
November is the wettest month in Kurtistown with 17.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 10.0 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 26% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 163.7 inches in Kurtistown means that it is one of the wettest places in Hawaii.
August is the rainiest month in Kurtistown with 26.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 16.3 rainy days. There are 268.6 rainy days annually in Kurtistown, which is one of the rainiest places in Hawaii. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Kurtistown, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Hawaii. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Kurtistown.
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