Zip 96793 (Wailuku, HI) Climate

96793 Wailuku, HI has a tropical climate that is typically warm and humid throughout the year. Summers are generally hot and dry with temperatures in the high 80s and low 90s, while winters are mild with temperatures rarely dipping below 70 degrees. Rainfall is common in all months, but especially in November through April. The area receives an average rainfall of around 76 inches per year, making it one of the rainier parts of Hawaii. Humidity levels can be quite high during the summer months, but overall it is a pleasant area to live in.

Wailuku (zip 96793), Hawaii gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wailuku (zip 96793) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 276 sunny days per year in Wailuku (zip 96793). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wailuku (zip 96793) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 65
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 96793 zip code is 8.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Hawaii.

8.2 Summer - 8.9 Winter

February, January and December are the most pleasant months in the 96793 zip code, while August and September are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Wailuku, Hawaii	United States
	32.4 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	109.0 days	106.2 days
	276 days	205 days
	86.4°	85.8°
	64.6°	21.7°
	8.6	7
	9.9	4.3
	230 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 96793 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Hawaii. In the 96793 zip code, there are 7 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 96793 zip code are January, February and March.

In the 96793 zip code, there are 11.3 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 96793 zip code with an average of 64.4°. This is warmer than most places in Hawaii.

In the 96793 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 96793 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 96793 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 96793 zip code are August and September.

March is the wettest month in the 96793 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 38% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.4 inches in the 96793 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Hawaii.

March is the rainiest month in the 96793 zip code with 11.3 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 109.0 rainy days annually in the 96793 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Hawaii. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 96793 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Hawaii. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 96793 zip code.

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