If you’re looking for a real world paradise, Hawaii with its near perfect weather is an ideal place to visit. .
HAWAI'I TEMPERATURES: Hawai'i is fortunate in that it has a mild and pleasant temperature throughout the year. There is hardly any difference between night and day temperatures year round. The occasional storm or the trade winds are the exception to the rule. The average high and low in the summer are around 85 and 71 respectively, while the average high and low in the winter are 78 and 62 respectively.
GENERAL WEATHER PATTERNS: The best thing about Hawaii's weather is that it is very localized. You may be driving along the island and be in a rain storm one minute and in bright sun the next. This variety of weather allows you to fully experience Hawaii and its sun-drenched beaches, misty rainbow-filled valleys, pristine waterfalls, cool highlands, and lush mountains. The chart seen to the right here shows the distribution of precipitation annually on the islands; click the chart to enlarge it.
Hawaii, like all the other major Hawaiian islands, is affected by the trade winds. These winds blow NE to ENE and are typically more prevalent in the winter months. These trade winds bring cool air to the islands from the north, often resulting in precipitation along mauka and windward areas. At times, these winds can die down and practically reverse so that a south wind blows over the islands, resulting in very hot and muggy conditions. These winds are called Kona winds.
One mistake a lot of people make when they visit Hawaii is assuming there is a wet and/or dry season like back home, but it's not quite that simple. Granted, there are two distinct times of year and weather patterns due to the trade winds, but there is no defined "rainy season." The general point to be made is, you can't just say it's rainy in the winter and dry in the summer. We've seen it bone dry in the winter, and had flooding in the summer; each enough times to derail most short-term trends.
All Hawaiian Islands have a "dry side" and a "wet side." The windward (east) side of each island attracts more annual rainfall. The leeward (west) side is always the drier area of the island.
The summits of the Big Island of Hawaii's Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa are often blanketed with snow. (NOTE: There are no formal ski areas on these mountains, but locals do snowboard and ski on their own power.)
Ocean temperatures - you'll find warm temperatures year round. Ocean temperatures remain pretty comfortable throughout the year ranging from 80 degrees in the summer to a milder 74 in the winter.
• Average January temperature range: Honolulu: 65 to 79 degrees F (18.3 to 26.1 C)
• Average July temperature range: Honolulu: 73 to 87 degrees F (22.8 to 30.6 C)
• Average annual temperature: Honolulu: 77 degrees F (25 C)
• Average annual precipitation: Honolulu: 23 inches (584 mm) Hilo: 134 inches (3404 mm)
• Average daily relative humidity: Honolulu: 63% Hilo: 75%
• Average number of clear days per year: Honolulu: 90 Hilo: 30
Storms - During Hawaii's storm season (June through September) an average of four or five tropical cyclones (hurricanes) are generated in the Eastern Pacific, but few come close to the Islands and only three have made landfall in the past 50 years (the last one, Hurricane Iniki in 1992 which wiped out much of Kauai). Much of the hurricane season in the Islands is spent enduring remnants of weakened storms, called Tropical Storms.
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