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United States / Hawaii / Kapaa Metro Area / Kauai County / Wailua / Zip Codes
The climate in Wailua, HI is tropical and humid, with temperatures rarely dipping below 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The average annual temperature is 79 degrees Fahrenheit. This makes it a great place to enjoy outdoor activities year-round. Rainfall typically varies between 10 and 20 inches per year. Summer months often bring brief showers in the late afternoon or evening hours that cool off the air and refresh the vegetation. With moderate trade winds blowing from the east most of the days, Wailua enjoys comfortable weather all year long.

Wailua, Hawaii gets 60 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 239 sunny days per year in Wailua. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wailua gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 234 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 64
Rain: averages 60 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Wailua is 8.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Hawaii.

7.2 Summer - 8.7 Winter
February, January and March are the most pleasant months in Wailua, while August and September are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWailua, HawaiiUnited States
  60.2 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  233.8 days106.2 days
  239 days205 days
  85.0°85.8°
  63.8°21.7°
  8.17
  9.94.3
  20 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 Wailua with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Hawaii. In Wailua, there are 9 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wailua are January, February and March.
In Wailua, there are 4.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Hawaii.
February has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wailua with an average of 63.5°. This is warmer than most places in Hawaii.
In Wailua, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Hawaii.
In Wailua, 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 Wailua, 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 Wailua are August, September and July.
November is the wettest month in Wailua with 7.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 3.2 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 60.2 inches in Wailua means that it is wetter than most places in Hawaii.
July is the rainiest month in Wailua with 22.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 14.2 rainy days. There are 233.8 rainy days annually in Wailua, which is rainier than most places in Hawaii. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Wailua, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Hawaii. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Wailua.
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