Hyatt in January - weather?

Hi - I%26#39;m planning on staying at the Hyatt for an anniversary vacation in mid January for a week. I%26#39;ve never been to Hawaii, and after quite a bit of research, it seems like Kauai will be perfect for the type of vacation I%26#39;m looking for. However, after reading a few posts, it seems that January might be a rainier season. Should I be concerned? I mean, concerned enough to seriously consider another time of year? Note, I actually like the rain to a certain extent, but I don%26#39;t want to risk the entire week being a washout! Any info would be greatly appreciated!!! :)

Hyatt in January - weather?

Aloha from Kaua%26#39;i!

Normally in January here on the South Shore you shouldn%26#39;t have to worry overly much about being rained out -- this is the area where Hawaiian royalty used to come during the wintertime because it is traditionally more sunny and drier than other parts of the island (except for the West Side, which is the driest part of the island).

Certainly there is a higher chance that you will encounter rain in general here on Kaua%26#39;i in January than say - July -- but I wouldn%26#39;t change your whole vacation on the off-chance that you%26#39;d encounter some rain.

It is very seldom (and hasn%26#39;t happened for over a year) that we would have a weeks worth of solid rain -- the last time that happened (March %26#39;06) was when we had the Ka Loko Dam disaster and it did rain pretty much solid for over a week then. That was a very unusual situation however.

Most times here on Kaua%26#39;i when you encounter rain you can drive to another part of the island easily to find sun -- rain is not normally island-wide and usually is of short duration.

Hope this helps!

Malama Pono,

Janet

Hyatt in January - weather?

I agree (as usual) with koloagirl -

One of the major reasons for going to the tropics is to get away from the cold, dark days of winter. To me, winter is the very best time of year to go to such a place. Yeah it may rain on you - but you know that%26#39;s why the islands are so lush and green - besides as mentioned, the south shore is relatively dry (kind%26#39;a reminds me of Southern California in regards to vegitation and such actually). Heck, even on the ';rainy'; north shore, MOST of the time rain MOST of the days are lovely - even during the rainy season. Places like Hawaii typically (not always) get their rain in the form of brief (though admittedly hard) rainshowers that pass through once or twice a day (more often at night) and then move on, leaving everything refreshed and the sun back out - and as mentioned, they don%26#39;t typically cover the whole island at once so even if it%26#39;s raining where you are, a beach a mile away may be dry.

Ken

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