Zip 96777 (Pahala, HI) Climate

The climate in 96777 Pahala, HI is tropical with warm temperatures year-round. The average temperature in the daytime is around 78 degrees Fahrenheit and at night it dips down to about 63 degrees Fahrenheit. There is plenty of sunshine throughout the year and the area receives an average of about 85 inches of rainfall each year. The humidity levels tend to stay fairly high throughout the year, but are generally bearable.

Pahala (zip 96777), Hawaii gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pahala (zip 96777) 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 Pahala (zip 96777). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pahala (zip 96777) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 62
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 96777 zip code is 9.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Hawaii.

9.1 Summer - 9.3 Winter

February, January and December are the most pleasant months in the 96777 zip code, while September and October are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Pahala, Hawaii	United States
	52.1 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	101.8 days	106.2 days
	168 days	205 days
	81.0°	85.8°
	61.8°	21.7°
	9.2	7
	9.7	4.3
	939 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 96777 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Hawaii. In the 96777 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 96777 zip code are March, February and January.

In the 96777 zip code, there are 0.5 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 96777 zip code with an average of 61.6°. This is colder than most places in Hawaii.

In the 96777 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 96777 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 96777 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 96777 zip code are August, September and July.

November is the wettest month in the 96777 zip code with 6.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 32% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.1 inches in the 96777 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Hawaii.

October is the rainiest month in the 96777 zip code with 10.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 101.8 rainy days annually in the 96777 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Hawaii. The rainiest season is Winter 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 96777 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Hawaii. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 96777 zip code.

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