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United States / Hawaii / Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina Metro Area / Maui County / Maalaea / Zip Codes
Maalaea, HI has a tropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is 71 degrees Fahrenheit with summer temperatures reaching into the upper 80s and winter temperatures rarely dropping below 65. Rainfall is abundant in Maalaea, with an average of 45 inches per year. The wet season runs from October to March and the dry season from April to September. This weather makes Maalaea an ideal spot for outdoor activities like hiking, kayaking, swimming, and surfing year-round.

Maalaea, Hawaii gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 275 sunny days per year in Maalaea. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Maalaea gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 65
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Maalaea is 8.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Hawaii.

8.2 Summer - 8.9 Winter
February, January and December are the most pleasant months in Maalaea, while August and September are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMaalaea, HawaiiUnited States
  32.4 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  109.0 days106.2 days
  275 days205 days
  86.4°85.8°
  64.6°21.7°
  8.67
  9.94.3
  3 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 Maalaea with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Hawaii. In Maalaea, there are 7 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Maalaea are January, February and March.
In Maalaea, there are 11.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Hawaii.
February has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Maalaea with an average of 64.4°. This is warmer than most places in Hawaii.
In Maalaea, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Hawaii.
In Maalaea, 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 Maalaea 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 Maalaea are August and September.
March is the wettest month in Maalaea with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 38% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.4 inches in Maalaea means that it is drier than most places in Hawaii.
March is the rainiest month in Maalaea with 11.3 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 109.0 rainy days annually in Maalaea, which is less rainy than most places in Hawaii. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Maalaea, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Hawaii. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Maalaea.
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