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Kona in March
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 2014-01-03 9:55 PM |
Elite  4108   Calgary,AB,Canada |  Subject: Kona in MarchAnyone been then in March? Thinking of going for a couple of weeks....never been so would be fun to check out the Energy Lab and all the IM landmarks. How's the weather? Rainy? |
| 2014-01-04 1:03 AM in reply to: TrevorC |
Master 8250   Eugene, Oregon Bronze member | Subject: RE: Kona in March Haven't been there in March but lived on Oahu for a couple years and visited most of the islands....It shouldn't be rainy as Kona is on the dry side of the Big Island. To my knowledge all the islands have a wet and a dry side, related to the prevailing winds. Hilo is on the wet side. There is a very clear divide in the vegetation and climate at Waimea as you cross between the two sides of the island. Rainfall on all the islands I've been to also tends to be much lower down near the beach (where Kona is) and greater up in the highlands. Unless there's a weird seasonal weather pattern I don't know about, I wouldn't expect a lot of precipitation. At least on Oahu, temps and rainfall were very similar year-round, with no clearly identifiable wet/dry/hot/cold seasons; variations with altitude and side of the island were much more noticeable than those from month to month. You might post this on the Hawaii forum and see what responses you get--I think at least a few BT members live on the Big Island. |
| 2014-01-04 5:28 PM in reply to: TrevorC |
Champion 6046 New York, NY | Subject: RE: Kona in March going for a week with my boys in March  plan to do ironman over several days. lived on the Hilo side for a summer - 1994 was not into tris back then |
| 2014-01-05 2:22 PM in reply to: TrevorC |
Elite 7783 PEI, Canada | Subject: RE: Kona in March I was there in early April a few years ago. Honestly, I think the weather is relatively stable year round - prevailing winds may shift a bit. I don't recall any rain on the Kona side. |
| 2014-01-05 3:25 PM in reply to: axteraa |
Champion 10020 , Minnesota Bronze member | Subject: RE: Kona in March Weather.com says most rainfall occurs in Jan. I was there in Jan and the weather was perfect! You can't really go to the energy lab, but you can view the turnoff sign from the highway. The drive to Hawi seems sooooo long, you can't imagine biking It. At least I couldn't. Have fun! |
| 2014-01-06 2:11 PM in reply to: TrevorC |
| Subject: RE: Kona in March Kona stays relatively dry most of the year. March is one of the rainy months of the year, but I would say that just means it rains once every 3-5 days...and not even the whole day unless it's some type of storm. You may encounter more rain if you head up closer to the mountains...such as if you wanted to go to the Volcano National Park. If you go to the Hilo side of the island, expect it to rain almost everyday. The Big Island is an extremely unique place in that there are many different climates all at the same time. Some areas are as dry as a desert, and some areas are rain forest. Most areas are in the middle, and you have the mountain tops where it will snow. I would say March is a good time to visit Kona simply because it's not nearly as hot as it is during the late summer and ealry fall. |
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