VacationSage
The year at a glance
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The short answer
Go in January–April.
- Warmest month: July, average high 31°C (87°F).
- Coolest month: January, average high 27°C (81°F), lows near 18°C (65°F).
- Wettest month: August, about 137 mm (5.4 in) of rain.
- Driest month: February, about 52 mm (2.0 in).
Quick facts
- Currency
- United states dollar
- Plugs
- Type A, Type B
- Drives on the
- right
- Calling code
- +1
- Airports
- Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)
- Population
- 350,964
Temperature and rain through the year
Average highAverage lowRain (mm, right axis)
Top sights in Honolulu
- Pearl Harbor harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, USA
- USS Missouri 1944 Iowa-class battleship
- Diamond Head volcanic tuff cone and state monument on the southeast edge of Waikīkī, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- ʻIolani Palace former royal residence and capitol building in Hawaii
- Honolulu Museum of Art art museum in Honolulu, Hawaii
- First Hawaiian Center Second tallest building in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi
Ranked by how widely each place is covered across Wikipedia's language editions, a rough measure of fame rather than a recommendation.
Travel advisories
United States
The U.S. State Department does not issue advisories for travel within the United States.
United Kingdom
No FCDO warning against travel to any part of United States.
Latest change (2026-10-30): Updated information about Ebola (‘Entry requirements’ page).
Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are summarised from official sources and can change quickly; always read the source before you travel.
Month by month
| Month | Score | High | Low | Rain | Cloud | Dew point | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.9 Excellent | 27°C 81°F | 18°C 65°F | 93 mm 3.7 in | 22% | 17°C62°F sticky | 10.8 h |
| February | 9.6 Excellent | 27°C 81°F | 18°C 65°F | 52 mm 2.0 in | 22% | 17°C62°F sticky | 11.3 h |
| March | 8.4 Excellent | 28°C 82°F | 19°C 67°F | 120 mm 4.7 in | 25% | 18°C64°F sticky | 11.9 h |
| April | 9.0 Excellent | 28°C 83°F | 20°C 68°F | 86 mm 3.4 in | 23% | 18°C64°F sticky | 12.5 h |
| May | 7.1 Good | 30°C 85°F | 21°C 70°F | 129 mm 5.1 in | 20% | 18°C65°F muggy | 13.0 h |
| June | 7.8 Good | 30°C 87°F | 22°C 72°F | 69 mm 2.7 in | 16% | 19°C66°F muggy | 13.3 h |
| July | 6.9 Good | 31°C 87°F | 23°C 73°F | 101 mm 4.0 in | 17% | 20°C67°F muggy | 13.2 h |
| August | 5.2 Fair | 31°C 88°F | 23°C 73°F | 137 mm 5.4 in | 16% | 20°C69°F muggy | 12.7 h |
| September | 6.2 Fair | 31°C 88°F | 23°C 73°F | 84 mm 3.3 in | 16% | 20°C69°F muggy | 12.1 h |
| October | 6.9 Good | 30°C 87°F | 22°C 72°F | 108 mm 4.2 in | 23% | 20°C67°F muggy | 11.5 h |
| November | 8.0 Excellent | 29°C 84°F | 21°C 70°F | 98 mm 3.8 in | 25% | 19°C66°F muggy | 11.0 h |
| December | 8.3 Excellent | 28°C 82°F | 20°C 68°F | 80 mm 3.1 in | 24% | 18°C65°F muggy | 10.7 h |
Public holidays in the next 12 months
Holidays can mean closures, festivals and busier transport. National and regional (HI) public holidays for United States; school holidays are not included.
- November 2026
- Election Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving
- December 2026
- Christmas Day
- January 2027
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- February 2027
- Washington's Birthday
- March 2027
- Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day
- May 2027
- Memorial Day
- June 2027
- Kamehameha Day
- Juneteenth National Independence Day (observed)
- Juneteenth National Independence Day
- July 2027
- Independence Day
- Independence Day (observed)
- August 2027
- Statehood Day
- September 2027
- Labor Day
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Temperature, rain and dew point are 1991–2020 averages from a ~4 km climate grid; cloud cover is a 1981–2010 average. Recent years run warmer in most places, and a single trip can differ a lot. How this is calculated.