Above: Flatworm hangs out underneath the ocean off the Big Island.
We're often asked how the weather treats us while we're on the Big Island. In a word: wonderfully. Take a look at the views from OurKonaCondo.com (specifically Kona Isle D-21 now skillfully managed by Knutson & Associates) to see what we mean.
Okay, enough about generalities. In response to a few specific questions about what the weather is like in September, we quote from the official tourism Web site of the Hawaiian Island -- GoHawaii:
"There are really only two seasons: the summer months that extend from May to October and the winter months that run from November to April. The average daytime summer temperature at sea level is 85 degrees F. (29.4 C), while the average daytime winter temperature is 78 degrees (25.6 C). Temperatures at night are approximately 10 degrees F. lower. However, at higher elevations, temperatures can drop dramatically."
The Big Island, for the uninitiated, is much different than the other Hawaiian islands, in that it contains one of the world's most diverse collection of microclimates on a single island.
Because of the isle geography, one could conceivably experience humid sub-tropical ocean temperatures in the morning on any west-facing beach and near Antarctic conditions at night near the top of Mauna Kea.
Depends upon how much running around you want to do while here, bruddah.
From the University of Hawaii-managed Web site, Pacific Disaster Center, we learn that the trade winds account for 70 percent of all the winds in Hawaii (rumor is Talking Story accounts for a significant other proportion;*).
The PDC.org site tells us the trades occur at a clip of 83 percent mean monthly frequency in September and about four percent of those days are classified as "strong." (One of those days when you want to stay OFF the water unless you really really must be on it.)
The off-the-record skinny on the weather in the fall is "depends." If the traditional trade winds take a break, there goes your ocean breeze.
Which is okay too, the ocean is nearby to cool you off.
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