Captain Cook, HI Climate

Captain Cook, HI has a tropical climate, meaning that it is hot and humid year round. During the summer months, temperatures stay in the mid-80s during the day and rarely dip below 70 at night. During the winter, temperatures remain in the mid-70s during the day and dip to around 60 degrees at night. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with an average of 98 inches per year. The area also experiences frequent heavy rains, especially during hurricane season from June to November.

Captain Cook, Hawaii gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 172 sunny days per year in Captain Cook. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Captain Cook gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 61
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Captain Cook is 9.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Hawaii.

9 Summer - 9.3 Winter

December, January and March are the most pleasant months in Captain Cook, while September and July are the least comfortable months.

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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 Captain Cook with an average high temperature of 79.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Hawaii. In Captain Cook, there are 12 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Captain Cook are June, November and July.

In Captain Cook, 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 Captain Cook with an average of 60.2°. This is colder than most places in Hawaii.

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

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

Humidity in Captain Cook is generally quite low and pleasant. There is low humidity in Captain Cook despite the tropical climate. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, September and July.

September is the wettest month in Captain Cook with 3.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.8 inches in Captain Cook means that it is drier than most places in Hawaii.

July is the rainiest month in Captain Cook with 13.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 119.1 rainy days annually in Captain Cook, which is less rainy than most places in Hawaii. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

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