How's the weather in January?

Going to Visit the Hawaiian Islands in Jan 08. How is the weather? Rainy???? Warm?????

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How's the weather in January?

We were there this past January for three weeks %26amp; it never rained. It was absolutely beatiful!! Nice %26amp; hot! My freinds just left today for Maui %26amp; I%26#39;m so jealous! I like to go somewhere tropical every winter, its always nice to have a tropical destination in the future! Maybe we%26#39;ll see you there in January! I have met up with Trip Advisor members in Mexico before, small world.

How's the weather in January?

Thank you sooo much, I will make my reservations TODAY!!!!!!

Aloha! Some islands do get more rain in the winter time than during other times of the year, as well as some parts of each island are wetter. Each island has its own microclimate, so there is always a drier side. I was in Maui about 4 years ago in January - had a wild storm one of our first nights in Lahaina - rain, thunder %26amp; lightening. Was great to see, but it wrecked the snorkeling for about a week due to the runoff. However, most of the time we had fabulous weather . . . 70%26#39;s %26amp; 80%26#39;s with lots of glorious sunshine - no competition with most of the weather on the mainland that time of year. If you really want the sunshine, it%26#39;s generally safer to choose the southern/western side of an island in Hawaii. Happy Travels! :)

Can%26#39;t imagine where islands was last January that there was no rain -- maybe Big island? We are in South Maui every February (for many years). We always expect to have some days of rain, wind, cool weather. Our regular January guests are big golf fans. This year they were rained out every day attending the Mercedes tournament in Kapalua. (Not unusual.)

I would not plan to stay north on either Kauai or Oahu in January. On Maui I wouldn%26#39;t stay %26#39;way north (Kapalua); Lahaina should be OK and South Maui more so. Big Island is nice all over in January. There is even some history that relates that the ali%26#39;i (royalty) on Kauai spent summers in the north and winters in the south.

If you like to look over averages and normals for the various islands (like weather geeks like me), then you can check out the National Weather Site for Hawaii. We usually go in January (when the weather is worst in Minnesota) and are always are very happy with the weather. Here is the site:

www.nws.noaa.gov/climate/index.php?wfo=hnl

We were there this past January during the first week in the Lahana area and had absolutely no rain. It was sunny and beautiful, but unfortunately weather is fickle so you%26#39;re always taking a chance especially in the winter. We also went to Kauai which is normally wetter in the winter and occasionally we had light sprinkles but we had packed light hooded plastic coats that worked well that we would bring out for a few minutes just for a couple of times. We stayed in Poipu there. It is normally wetter up north in Kauai in winter. I read that el nino might have kept things a little drier this year though. Well good luck on your trip and I%26#39;am sure you%26#39;ll mostly have good weather. They say if it%26#39;s raining on one side of the island it%26#39;s generally dry on the other so just go sightseeing. :-)

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