Kauai Weather
Visitors staying in Kauai condos enjoy fabulous Kauai weather year-round. Temperatures are fairly consistent throughout the year with daytime highs in the mid- to high 70s in the wintertime and highs in the 80s during the summer months. Average overnight lows range from the 60s in the winter to the 70s in summertime. It's usually about three degrees warmer on the west side of the island. For a real change in the Kauai weather, head into the mountains where the temperature drops by about three and half degrees per 1,000 feet in elevation rise.Vacationers staying in a Kauai condo rental can swim in the ocean year-round as the water temperatures range from about 73 degrees in the winter months to about 80 degrees in summer. Kauai has moderate humidity, typically in the 60 to 70 percent range along the coast.
The rainfall across the island of Hawaii varies dramatically. The sunny west side of Kauai receives just 19 inches of average annual rainfall, while Mt. Wai'ale'ale in the center of the island receives an extraordinary 432 inches of rain. Princeville, on the Kauai North Shore, receives 85 inches of average yearly rainfall, while the East Shore gets about 48 inches of rain. On Kauai's South Shore, sunny Poipu averages 36 inches of annual rainfall. However, most rain falls at night and daytime showers are usually brief, so guests of vacation rentals in Kauai are unlikely to find rain a problem. In any case, the island is so small that it's easy to travel to another location in the event of inclement weather. Call 808-245-6001 to hear a recorded Kauai weather forecast.
