Wailuku, HI Climate


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Wailuku, HI has a tropical climate with hot and humid conditions for most of the year. Average temperatures range from a high of around 85°F in the summer months to a low of around 64°F in the winter, and average rainfall is generally between 8-9 inches per month. Humidity levels can reach as high as 90%, making for some very muggy conditions. There are occasional periods of moderate winds that can cool things off a bit, but these are usually followed by more humidity. Despite its tropical climate, Wailuku does experience cooler weather during the winter months, when temperatures dip to comfortable levels and rain is less frequent.

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

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

On average, there are 273 sunny days per year in Wailuku. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wailuku gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 Wailuku 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 Wailuku, while August and September are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWailuku, HawaiiUnited States
  32.0 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  108.3 days106.2 days
  273 days205 days
  86.4°85.8°
  64.6°21.7°
  8.67
  9.94.3
  259 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 Wailuku with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Hawaii. In Wailuku, there are 7 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wailuku are January, February and March.
In Wailuku, there are 11.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Hawaii.
February has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wailuku with an average of 64.4°. This is warmer than most places in Hawaii.
In Wailuku, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Hawaii.
In Wailuku, 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 Wailuku 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 Wailuku are August and September.
January is the wettest month in Wailuku 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 32.0 inches in Wailuku means that it is drier than most places in Hawaii.
March is the rainiest month in Wailuku with 11.3 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 108.3 rainy days annually in Wailuku, 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 Wailuku, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Hawaii. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Wailuku.
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Over 10 years ago

You can't beat the weather here. If you like the 4 seasons the islands wouldn't be the place for you.   More

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Over 16 years ago

the tourist economy has fallen apart, major layoffs state wide. All major airlines getting close to pulling out of west coast market. Aloha and ATA both went out of  More

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Over 18 years ago

Wailuku is a beautiful place to live. The climate is wetter than the south side of Maui because we are next to the west Maui mountains. It will drizzle a little each  More

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