Zip 96763 (Lanai City, HI) Climate

Lanai City, HI (96763) has a classic tropical climate with warm temperatures and high humidity throughout the year. On average, Lanai City experiences temperatures over 86°F (30°C) during the summer months and highs of 79°F (26°C) in winter. The area gets plenty of sunshine, with an average of 271 sunny days per year, making it the perfect spot for outdoor activities like hiking and swimming. Rainfall is moderate in Lanai City, with an average of 40 inches per year.

Lanai City (zip 96763), Hawaii gets 28 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lanai City (zip 96763) 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 Lanai City (zip 96763). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lanai City (zip 96763) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 62 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 61
Rain: averages 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 96763 zip code is 9.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Hawaii.

9.4 Summer - 9.4 Winter

May, December and June are the most pleasant months in the 96763 zip code, while September and October are the least comfortable months.

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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 96763 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Hawaii. In the 96763 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 96763 zip code are May, November and April.

In the 96763 zip code, there are 0.2 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 96763 zip code with an average of 61.3°. This is colder than most places in Hawaii.

In the 96763 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 96763 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.

The humdity in the 96763 zip code 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 the 96763 zip code are August and September.

December is the wettest month in the 96763 zip code with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 36% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.5 inches in the 96763 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Hawaii.

January is the rainiest month in the 96763 zip code with 6.6 days of rain, and May is the driest month with only 4.1 rainy days. There are 62.4 rainy days annually in the 96763 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Hawaii. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 96763 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Hawaii. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 96763 zip code.

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