Zip 96755 (Kapaau, HI) Climate

Kapaau, HI has a tropical climate with warm temperatures year-round. The average daily temperature in Kapaau varies between 50°F and 85°F. In the summer months, temperatures can reach up to 90°F and are usually accompanied by high humidity levels and frequent rain showers. Rainfall is highest during the winter months, with an average of 8 inches per month from November to April. Summer months tend to be much drier, with an average of only 2 inches per month in July and August.

Kapaau (zip 96755), Hawaii gets 60 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kapaau (zip 96755) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 185 sunny days per year in Kapaau (zip 96755). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kapaau (zip 96755) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 189 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 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 the 96755 zip code is 8.8 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Hawaii.

8.5 Summer - 9 Winter

February, January and December are the most pleasant months in the 96755 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Kapaau, Hawaii	United States
	60.2 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	188.5 days	106.2 days
	185 days	205 days
	81.9°	85.8°
	64.3°	21.7°
	8.8	7
	9.7	4.3
	636 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 96755 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Hawaii. In the 96755 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 96755 zip code are March, January and April.

In the 96755 zip code, there are 4.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Hawaii.

February has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 96755 zip code with an average of 64.2°. This is warmer than most places in Hawaii.

In the 96755 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 96755 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.

The humdity in the 96755 zip code 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 the 96755 zip code are August and September.

March is the wettest month in the 96755 zip code with 8.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 60.2 inches in the 96755 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Hawaii.

July is the rainiest month in the 96755 zip code with 20.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 10.6 rainy days. There are 188.5 rainy days annually in the 96755 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Hawaii. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 96755 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Hawaii. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 96755 zip code.

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