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Typical September weather

Lihue (Kauai)

Hawaii · September

School's back on the mainland, and the island quiets down.

85° days
75° nights

about 5 rainy days · 12½ hours of daylight · ocean 84°

What to pack

What September feels like

September is the island's best-kept month: kids are back in school and rates fall away. It's also the anniversary of Iniki, which every long-time resident can date to the day — the reason hurricane season gets taken seriously here rather than shrugged at.

Expect about 5 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around. Full tropical humidity: mornings are your friend, and shade is currency.

Can you swim?

The ocean runs about 84° — bath-warm.

The numbers

Typical high85°
Typical low75°
Days with real rain5
Total rain2.2 in
Humiditytropical
Water temperature84°
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)6:24 am / 6:40 pm

How September compares

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