Pahoa (HI) Sunshine Hours by Month

Sunshine is key to understanding how a place experiences its seasons. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in Pahoa, Hawaii, United States of America. Long-term data from 1990 to 2020 was used to calculate these averages.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Pahoa experiences sunny spells throughout the year. The sunniest month, June, sees up to 179 hours of sunshine, while November, the least sunny month, still provides a respectable 114 hours. The total annual sunshine amounts to 1834 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means you will experience moderate variation in sunshine hours throughout the year. With 6.0 hours daily sunshine in June, it dips to 3.8 hours in November.

Average percent of sunshine

On average the sun shines 47% of the time during the day in January, the highest percentage of any month. November has the lowest percentage at 34%.

Pahoa enjoys an average of 1834 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

In Barcelona, Spain, there are 2530 hours of sunshine annually and is a city that can be visited year-round.

In contrast, Juneau, Alaska, receives only about 1523 hours of sunshine per year and is known for its very short days in winter and frequently overcast conditions.

In Shanghai, China, the annual average sunshine is 1780 hours, with cloudier weather in summer.

Adelaide, Australia, enjoys 2770 hours of sunshine annually, with long, sunny summers.

December, Pahoa’s wettest month, receives 130 mm (5.1 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 26°C (79°F). During the driest month June you can expect a temperature of 27°C (81°F).

For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Pahoa Precipitation page.