Punaluu, HI Climate


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Punaluu, HI enjoys a mild tropical climate year-round with plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures. The summer months are typically hot and humid with daytime highs often reaching the upper 80s and overnight lows in the 70s. Winter temperatures are much cooler, rarely falling below 60 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and dipping into the 50s at night. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, but more common during the winter months, which makes Punaluu a great spot to enjoy outdoor activities like swimming, snorkeling and hiking without feeling too hot or too cold.

Punaluu, Hawaii gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 276 sunny days per year in Punaluu. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Punaluu gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 226 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 65
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.9 Summer - 8.7 Winter
February, January and April are the most pleasant months in Punaluu, while August and September are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePunaluu, HawaiiUnited States
  55.0 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  225.8 days106.2 days
  276 days205 days
  82.4°85.8°
  65.0°21.7°
  8.47
  9.34.3
  10 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.

August is the hottest month for Punaluu with an average high temperature of 83.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Hawaii. In Punaluu, there are 12 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Punaluu are March, January and December.
In Punaluu, there are 0.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Hawaii.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Punaluu with an average of 65.0°. This is warmer than most places in Hawaii.
In Punaluu, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Hawaii.
In Punaluu, 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 Punaluu, 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 Punaluu are September, August and October.
December is the wettest month in Punaluu with 6.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 32% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 55.0 inches in Punaluu means that it is wetter than most places in Hawaii.
July is the rainiest month in Punaluu with 22.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 15.0 rainy days. There are 225.8 rainy days annually in Punaluu, which is rainier than most places in Hawaii. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Punaluu, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Hawaii. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Punaluu.
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