Big Island Hawaii Rainfall Map - Hilo Kona Weather Conditions

Hawaii Island Weather: There are a number of micro-climates here on the Big Island ranging from desert-like areas (complete with cactus) to occasional snow at the top of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. If you like tropical lush green and partly cloudy, or almost always warm sunny and dry, we have it all here on the Big Island of Hawaii!

Easy blowing trade winds bring East Hawaii more rain and cooler temperatures than West Hawaii. It is cloudier and rainiest in the hills high above Hilo and upper Puna. It stays warmer and dryer near Hilo Bay and the Puna coast. Don't be misled... an average Hilo day is a sunny morning, partly cloudy in the afternoon (mostly cloudy in the higher hills), and rain a few evenings and / or early mornings a week. The weather reports often forecast rain because at some point in the 24 hour day, there is likely to be some rainfall. The funny thing is mainland clients start off asking "How can you live in an area that gets 75 to 125 inches of rain a year?" But after they spend a year here, they start praying for the rain when we hit a dry spell! The rain keeps everything green, cool and fresh. It doesn't rain "all the time", and when it does, Hilo can get quite a downpour.

Kailua-Kona is typically a few degrees warmer than Hilo during the day and can stay warm in the evening (unless you are higher up in the Kona or Kohala hills.) It's almost always warm and sunny near the ocean, and partly cloudy in the hills. In parts of Kohala and Kona, a stronger wind often picks up in the late afternoons. Waimea is pleasant during the day, and can sometimes be foggy (green side Waimea), breezy and even chilly at night (in the winter) as the wind rushes through the mountains. Volcano (upper Puna) weather is also cooler due to the elevation, without the wind. Many homes in Waimea and Volcano have fire places for those occasional cooler winter nights.

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Big Island of Hawaii Rainfall Map