Internal car temperatures when your car is parked
How you can keep your car cool in Hawaii
Final word
Internal car temperatures when your car is parked
With spring and summer rapidly approaching, already warm temperatures in Hawaii are about to get warmer. This means that the temperatures inside of your car will be rising as well. This should concern anyone who drives with a child, pet or any other passengers that sit in your vehicle while you run a quick errand.
In Hawaii, temperatures during the winter months are around 70 to 75 degrees. In the spring, 75 to 80 degrees, In the summer, temperatures are about 80 to 90 degrees. This is what many people would describe as perfect weather and temperatures, year-round. However, temperatures in the inside of your car when the windows are up, and the car are up can be thirty to fifty percent higher than the temperature outside. This depends on how long you are away from your car for.
For example, if it is 70 degrees out and you are away from your car for just thirty minutes, the inside temperature of the car can reach 100 degrees. If the temperature is 90 degrees and you are away for over an hour the temperature can easily get higher than 125 degrees. This is exceptionally dangerous for any person or animal in the car. In, Hawaii, never leave a pet or person in your car without the air conditioning on or windows open for more than ten minutes.
How you can keep your car cool in Hawaii
Thankfully, it is not difficult at all to keep your car cool in Hawaii. As we have already mentioned, you can easily run the air conditioning or open up the windows. However, there are less expensive/risky options as well. You can make your best effort to always park in the shade or in a garage. You can also get your windows tinted as long as it is not to the extent where it is breaking the law. Finally, you can also use a sunscreen for your windshield anytime you leave your car out in the sun.
Final word
You must never leave any person or animal in your car in Hawaii, without the windows down or air conditioning on, for more than five or ten minutes maximum. Temperatures will always be high, and they will be thirty to fifty perfect higher inside of your car after just thirty minutes of no A/C or windows being rolled down. Remember, there are also several ways for you to keep the car cool without blasting the air conditioning or putting the windows down which include getting window tints, using a sun visor and parking in the shade or a garage.
