Always visit in June, what about October?

For the past 5 years, my husband and I have traveled to the big island at the begining of june, but this year we are thinking about going in the middle of October. (the week after Ironman is over)

Can you tell me a difference in percipitation (a general idea, i know that the rain varies, etc)

What about the amount of other visitors to the BI?

I am not one for change, but i would rather go to Hawaii anytime than not go at all!

Always visit in June, what about October?

I apologize for hijacking your post, but we are planning on being on the BI Oct 10-14. I am wondering if we should aoid those days due to the Ironman? I didn%26#39;t even realize that it was scheduled for the 13th. I%26#39;ll be watching yoour post beacuae I am alsointerested in the answers to your questions.

Always visit in June, what about October?

Lissete,

We always go when the Honu is going on (the very begining of June) and we even had our wedding the day before it occured in 2005 and i can tell you it is pretty busy then, but we have never ever had any issues except 19 is closed from like 7am to noon that day. The mauna lani is busy around that time because that is where the Honu ';home base'; is, but again, it was never a big issue.

We were there last October 23-27.

The ironman was raced on Saturday and we arrived on the Monday after. I didn%26#39;t experience a whole lot of people, but this was AFTER the race.

I%26#39;ve heard it%26#39;s CRAZY during that time.

The weather was very nice...not terribly hot, but I live in AZ, where 110 degrees is the norm.

We visit each January and have also visited in July, August, once in October. October was GREAT! I don%26#39;t recall the precipitation (we are at Mauna Lani and that is mostly sunny) but the water was warm and calmer than winter so since we are avid shore snorkelers it was fantastic.

IMHO I%26#39;d avoid the Ironman if I could--more crowded, the road closure, and probably higher rates and harder to get upgrades on flights.

The 2007 Ironman is scheduled for October 13, 2007.

I would avoid the west side of the Big Island at all costs the week before, during and after. It is a zoo, and everything is more expensive. Supply and demand, you know. Stay in Volcano, or move your dates if you can.

The weather in October is fine. Not really any different than June, a tiny bit cooler, shorter days, etc. Weather on the BI is more a function of location rather than season, IMO. The difference last year in daily average precip was 0.06 inches as measured at the NWS in Hilo between June and October.

Good luck and happy travels!

echolynch,

when you say before durring and after....

how long after?

I agree with echo, avoid the Big Island one week prior and one week after the Ironman. It%26#39;s a zoo here during those two weeks. Traffic is terrible, everything is crowded, activities are hard to book, etc. While we know it brings $ to our local economy, we don%26#39;t like it and I know many locals who actually spend the Ironman weekend on the East side.