The climate of Kauai (Hawaii
- United States of America)
Geologically Kauai is the oldest island of the Hawaiian islands.
Because of its luscious tropical scenery the island is very popular
among tourists. The island is home to unique animal and plant life and
many waterfalls can be found here. The island is home to thousands of
wild chickens which were brought here by the Polynesians. Because
these chickens only have few natural predators they successfully
reproduced. Kauai has a tropical climate with very pleasant weather
all year round. Temperatures are between 24-32 degrees Celsius (75-90
degrees Fahrenheit). Because of an ever blowing wind it never gets too
hot here. Several mountains can be found on the island. In general,
the higher you travel the colder it gets. During the winter snow may
even fall on the peaks. When warm air collides with these mountains it
is forced up where it cools down and causes precipitation. Because of
this precipitation figures may be much higher on one side of the
mountain than on the other side. The rainy side of the mountain is
also known as the windward side. Because of this effect Mount
Wai’ale’ale on Kauai is one of the wettest places on earth.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Kauai:
Please, bear in mind that local deviations may occur
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
25
18
6
13
24
February
25
18
7
13
24
March
25
19
7
16
24
April
26
20
7
17
24
May
27
21
8
17
25
June
28
22
8
15
26
July
29
23
8
18
26
August
29
23
9
15
27
September
29
23
8
16
27
October
28
22
7
17
27
November
27
21
6
16
26
December
26
19
5
15
25
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● 
= 0.2-1.2 inches ● 
= 1.2-2.4 inches ● 
= 2.5-4 inches ● 
= 4.1-8 inches ● 
= over 8 inches
