Geography and climate in Hawaii
Rating: 7,6/10 (664 votes)  Geography and ClimateThe Hawaiian Islands is a chain of 24 islands, which stretches for 2451 kilometers from southeast to northwest. Only 8 of the largest islands are inhabited from of all these islands: Oahu, Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Kahulave, Niihuai and Lanai. All these islands are located in the east of the archipelago. Hawaii is the 50th state of the United States of America. The Hawaii archipelago is located in the Pacific Ocean and is 6195 kilometers from Japan and 3850 kilometers from the US state of California. Thus, it is one of the most remote inhabited archipelagos in all over the world. You can get to Hawaii from Los Angeles by taking a plane to the state capital - Honolulu. If you need to get to islands such as Maui, Hawaii or Kauai, then you need to fly to the desired island with landing in the state capital. The climate on the islands is maritime, tropical, very comfortable. There are only two seasons - from October to April - winter, and from May to October - summer. Autumn and spring are practically not expressed. The coolest are January and February - the thermometer sometimes drops to + 18 ° С. In August, the hottest month, the average temperature is + 25 ° С, but sometimes it is more than + 30 ° С. During the period from October to April, heavy rains often fall. The rest of the time, the weather is sunny and dry. You can swim all year round - the water temperature does not fall below + 23 ° С. It is best to visit the Hawaiian Islands in summer - at this time the probability of rainfall is minimal. Time lags behind Moscow by 14 hours. Time zone: GMT-5  We also recommend reading Geography and climate in Sentosa Topic: Geography and climate in Hawaii. |
