Zip 96731 (Kahuku, HI) Climate

Kahuku, HI 96731 has a tropical climate with pleasant temperatures year-round. The average daily temperature is typically around 77°F in the summer and 66°F in the winter. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, but it can be more frequent from December to March. Humidity levels tend to be high due to its proximity to the ocean, reaching over 70% during certain times of the year. The area also experiences strong trade winds which help to keep temperatures comfortable and breezy.

Kahuku (zip 96731), Hawaii gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kahuku (zip 96731) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 271 sunny days per year in Kahuku (zip 96731). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kahuku (zip 96731) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 225 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 63
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 96731 zip code is 8.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Hawaii.

8 Summer - 8.9 Winter

February, January and December are the most pleasant months in the 96731 zip code, while August and September are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Kahuku, Hawaii	United States
	47.8 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	224.6 days	106.2 days
	271 days	205 days
	83.8°	85.8°
	63.3°	21.7°
	8.6	7
	9.3	4.3
	164 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.

August is the hottest month for the 96731 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Hawaii. In the 96731 zip code, there are 11 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 96731 zip code are February, January and March.

In the 96731 zip code, there are 4.7 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 96731 zip code with an average of 63.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Hawaii.

In the 96731 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 96731 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 96731 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 96731 zip code are September, August and October.

November is the wettest month in the 96731 zip code with 6.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 31% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.8 inches in the 96731 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Hawaii.

July is the rainiest month in the 96731 zip code with 21.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 15.1 rainy days. There are 224.6 rainy days annually in the 96731 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Hawaii. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 96731 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Hawaii. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 96731 zip code.

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