Zip 96728 (Honomu, HI) Climate

The climate in 96728 Honomu, HI is subtropical and humid, due to the fact that it resides within the tropics. With abundant rainfall, temperatures average between 66°F (19°C) and 81°F (27°C). Summers tend to be hotter and more humid while winters are usually cool and wetter. The area experiences a lot of sunshine throughout the year with the annual precipitation average around 87.1 inches (221 cm).

Honomu (zip 96728), Hawaii gets 141 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Honomu (zip 96728) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 168 sunny days per year in Honomu (zip 96728). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Honomu (zip 96728) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 256 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 63
Rain: averages 141 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 96728 zip code is 8.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Hawaii.

8.2 Summer - 8.7 Winter

January, February and December are the most pleasant months in the 96728 zip code, while August and September are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Honomu, Hawaii	United States
	141.2 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	256.3 days	106.2 days
	168 days	205 days
	81.0°	85.8°
	63.3°	21.7°
	8.5	7
	9.7	4.3
	349 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 the 96728 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Hawaii. In the 96728 zip code, there are 12 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 96728 zip code are December, April and March.

In the 96728 zip code, 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 the 96728 zip code with an average of 63.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Hawaii.

In the 96728 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Hawaii.

In the 96728 zip code, 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 the 96728 zip code, 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 the 96728 zip code are February, January and March.

November is the wettest month in the 96728 zip code with 15.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 8.6 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 141.2 inches in the 96728 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Hawaii.

July is the rainiest month in the 96728 zip code with 25.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 15.1 rainy days. There are 256.3 rainy days annually in the 96728 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Hawaii. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 96728 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Hawaii. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 96728 zip code.

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