Zip 96704 (Captain Cook, HI) Climate

The climate in 96704 Captain Cook, HI is tropical and humid, with warm temperatures year-round. It experiences plenty of sunshine with an average temperature range between 75 and 85°F (24 and 30°C). Rainfall is common throughout the year but particularly in the springtime months of April and May. Despite its high humidity, trade winds keep the area comfortable throughout the day by providing cooling breezes. The evenings tend to be cooler than the days, however, making for pleasant conditions for outdoor activities.

Captain Cook (zip 96704), Hawaii gets 29 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Captain Cook (zip 96704) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 169 sunny days per year in Captain Cook (zip 96704). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Captain Cook (zip 96704) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 61
Rain: averages 29 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 96704 zip code is 9.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Hawaii.

9 Summer - 9.3 Winter

December, January and March are the most pleasant months in the 96704 zip code, while September and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Captain Cook, Hawaii	United States
	28.8 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	115.4 days	106.2 days
	169 days	205 days
	78.6°	85.8°
	61.1°	21.7°
	9.2	7
	9.7	4.3
	863 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 96704 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Hawaii. In the 96704 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 96704 zip code are June, November and July.

In the 96704 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 96704 zip code with an average of 60.5°. This is colder than most places in Hawaii.

In the 96704 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 96704 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.

Humidity in the 96704 zip code is generally quite low and pleasant. There is low humidity in the 96704 zip code despite the tropical climate. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, September and July.

September is the wettest month in the 96704 zip code with 3.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 28.8 inches in the 96704 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Hawaii.

July is the rainiest month in the 96704 zip code with 12.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 115.4 rainy days annually in the 96704 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Hawaii. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 96704 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Hawaii. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 96704 zip code.

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