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Hilo topographic map

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About this map

Name: Hilo topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Hilo, Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, 96720, United States of America (19.54724 -155.24164 19.86724 -154.92164)

Average elevation: 1,027 ft

Minimum elevation: 0 ft

Maximum elevation: 4,114 ft

Hilo has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af), with substantial rainfall throughout the year. Its location on the windward coast (relative to the trade winds), makes it the fourth-wettest city in the United States, behind the southeast Alaskan cities of Whittier, Ketchikan and Yakutat, and one of the wettest in the world. An average of around 126.72 inches (3,220 mm) of rain fell at Hilo International Airport annually between 1981 and 2010, with 272 days of the year receiving some rain. Rainfall in Hilo varies with altitude, with more at higher elevations. At some weather stations in upper Hilo the annual rainfall is above 200 inches (5,100 mm).