Kahului weather in March

In March, Kahului sees average daytime highs of 77°F and overnight lows near 69°F, with 1.8 in of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 77°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Kahului's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kahului's year-round climate.

Daytime high
77°
10th warmest
Overnight low
69°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
1.8 in
6.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:40 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
51%
11th clearest
Wind
10 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Kahului is census designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.

Density
632/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 77°F through the month.

A typical March day in Kahului reaches about 77°F in the afternoon and slips back to 69°F overnight — a 8°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 74°F and 81°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°F cooler than April.

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Kahului weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan77° / 69°1.45.610.97.9
Feb77° / 68°1.25.211.37.8
Mar77° / 69°1.86.711.97.5
Apr79° / 70°0.83.912.57.6
May81° / 72°0.53.3137.7
Jun82° / 73°0.21.913.27.6
Jul83° / 74°0.42.713.17.0
Aug84° / 75°0.52.712.76.8
Sep84° / 75°0.42.212.16.8
Oct83° / 74°0.73.211.57.0
Nov80° / 72°1.05117.4
Dec78° / 70°1.65.210.87.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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26733
36634
46535
56535
66535
76535
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kahului gets around 1.8 in of rain over 6.7 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 21% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 24% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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442353200
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Wind in March

Winds average 10 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 11 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:536:26
211.66:526:26
311.66:516:26
411.66:506:27
511.66:496:27
611.66:496:28
711.76:486:28
811.76:476:28
911.76:466:29
1011.76:456:29
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1311.86:436:30
1411.86:426:30
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1711.96:396:31
1811.96:386:32
1911.96:376:32
2011.96:366:32
2112.06:356:33
2212.06:356:33
2312.06:346:33
2412.06:336:34
2512.06:326:34
2612.16:316:34
2712.16:306:34
2812.16:296:35
2912.16:286:35
3012.16:276:35
3112.26:266:36

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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286.0Bright
296.0Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kahului

In seasonPeak

None of Kahului's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kahului sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Pacific hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Kahului?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Kahului for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kahului in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Kahului sees daytime highs around 77°F and nights near 69°F. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Kahului in March

The nearest coast averages about 75°F in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 80°F and coldest in February near 75°F.

The water stays above 68°F all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

74°76°78°80°82°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan76Warm
Feb75Warm
Mar75Warm
Apr76Warm
May77Warm
Jun78Warm
Jul78Warm
Aug80Warm
Sep80Warm
Oct80Warm
Nov79Warm
Dec77Warm

UV index in Kahului in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kahului peaks around July 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High
Location & terrain

Where is Kahului?

Kahului sits at 20.9°N, 156.5°W, 0 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Wailuku, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around Kahului

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Kahului.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Kahului has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 ft around an average of 66 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,751 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,977 ft.

The land around Kahului is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), water (27%) and grassland (22%) within 2 miles, grassland (41%) and water (34%) within 10 miles, and water (82%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
328 ft
10 miles
5,751 ft
50 miles
9,977 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Wailuku 1.9 mi · Kīhei 8.7 mi · Lahaina 14 mi · Hawai‘i Kai 84 mi · East Honolulu 85 mi · Niu Valley 86 mi · Kuliouou - Kalani Iki 87 mi · Kailua 89 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kahului (20.8893°, -156.4729°, elevation 0 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).