Zip 96778 (Hawaiian Beaches, HI) Climate

The climate of 96778 Hawaiian Beaches, HI is tropical and humid. Summers are hot and muggy with temperatures ranging from the mid-80s to the high-90s, while winters are mild and sunny with temperatures in the mid-70s. The area receives a fair amount of rainfall throughout the year, however it is usually light and usually occurs at night. Hurricane season is from June to November, but tropical storms rarely make landfall in this area. The average humidity is around 75%, making the air feel quite humid most of the time.

Hawaiian Beaches (zip 96778), Hawaii gets 101 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hawaiian Beaches (zip 96778) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 168 sunny days per year in Hawaiian Beaches (zip 96778). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hawaiian Beaches (zip 96778) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 228 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 101 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 96778 zip code is 8.8 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Hawaii.

8.6 Summer - 8.8 Winter

January, February and May are the most pleasant months in the 96778 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii	United States
	101.2 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	227.5 days	106.2 days
	168 days	205 days
	80.7°	85.8°
	62.7°	21.7°
	8.8	7
	9.7	4.3
	502 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 the 96778 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Hawaii. In the 96778 zip code, there are 12 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 96778 zip code are May, December and April.

In the 96778 zip code, 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 the 96778 zip code with an average of 62.5°. This is colder than most places in Hawaii.

In the 96778 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Hawaii.

In the 96778 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Hawaii.

The humdity in the 96778 zip code would be uncomfortable in the summer if not for the refreshing trade winds. When the trade winds stop blowing, a summer day can become uncomfortably humid. The most humid months in the 96778 zip code are August and September.

December is the wettest month in the 96778 zip code with 11.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 5.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 101.2 inches in the 96778 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Hawaii.

April is the rainiest month in the 96778 zip code with 20.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 15.0 rainy days. There are 227.5 rainy days annually in the 96778 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Hawaii. The rainiest season is Winter when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 96778 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Hawaii. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 96778 zip code.

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