Zip 96766 (Lihue, HI) Climate

The climate in 96766 Lihue, HI is usually very pleasant and enjoyable. The average temperature throughout the year is usually around 78°F, with an average high of 85°F in the summer and an average low of 70°F in the winter. Precipitation levels tend to be quite low, with an annual average of just over 24 inches per year. The humidity levels in Lihue can be quite high, particularly during the summer months. Despite this, the air quality is generally good and there are plenty of sunny days throughout the year.

Lihue (zip 96766), Hawaii gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lihue (zip 96766) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 240 sunny days per year in Lihue (zip 96766). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lihue (zip 96766) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 185 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 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 96766 zip code is 8.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Hawaii.

7.7 Summer - 8.9 Winter

February, January and March are the most pleasant months in the 96766 zip code, while August and September are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lihue, Hawaii	United States
	45.2 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	184.6 days	106.2 days
	240 days	205 days
	85.0°	85.8°
	63.9°	21.7°
	8.4	7
	9.9	4.3
	197 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 96766 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Hawaii. In the 96766 zip code, there are 9 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 96766 zip code are January, February and March.

In the 96766 zip code, there are 4.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Hawaii.

February has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 96766 zip code with an average of 63.5°. This is warmer than most places in Hawaii.

In the 96766 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 96766 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 96766 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 96766 zip code are February, January and March.

December is the wettest month in the 96766 zip code with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 32% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.2 inches in the 96766 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Hawaii.

July is the rainiest month in the 96766 zip code with 17.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 11.7 rainy days. There are 184.6 rainy days annually in the 96766 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Hawaii. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 96766 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Hawaii. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 96766 zip code.

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