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United States / Hawaii / Urban Honolulu Metro Area / Honolulu County / Wahiawa / Zip Codes
Wahiawa, HI has a warm and humid subtropical climate. The city enjoys plentiful sunshine throughout the year, with temperatures ranging from an average low of 59°F in January to an average high of 87°F in August. As with many other islands in Hawaii, Wahiawa sees plenty of rain - the city averages around 130 inches per year. The combination of warm temperatures and plentiful rainfall provide perfect growing conditions for the island's lush vegetation.

Wahiawa, Hawaii gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wahiawa 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 Wahiawa. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wahiawa gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 240 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 62
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Wahiawa is 8.8 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Hawaii.

8.6 Summer - 8.9 Winter
February, January and December are the most pleasant months in Wahiawa, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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 Wahiawa with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Hawaii. In Wahiawa, there are 12 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wahiawa are April, March and December.
In Wahiawa, there are 2.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Hawaii.
February has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wahiawa with an average of 61.3°. This is colder than most places in Hawaii.
In Wahiawa, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Hawaii.
In Wahiawa, 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 Wahiawa 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 Wahiawa are September and August.
December is the wettest month in Wahiawa with 7.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 32% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.5 inches in Wahiawa means that it is wetter than most places in Hawaii.
July is the rainiest month in Wahiawa with 23.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 15.1 rainy days. There are 240.1 rainy days annually in Wahiawa, which is rainier than most places in Hawaii. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Wahiawa, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Hawaii. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Wahiawa.
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Lisa · Henderson, NV
Don't let the pictures fool you......
Over 5 years ago

Hi, I lived in Wahiawa for almost 4 years. Wahiawa is a really dirty, rundown, ghetto area. The homeless literally line the streets everywhere you go. There's high crime  More

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Jaered · Salem, OR
Small town in Hawaii
Over 18 years ago

Wahiawa is a slow old-timey town in Hawaii, and is fairly close to the North Shore (where surfing is pretty great). Although crime has risen over the years in this small  More

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