Best time to visit · Hawaii
Best time to visit Honolulu
Honolulu averages 16 just-right days a year; no month is reliably just right, and February comes closest. Most other days miss by being too hot.
(70 to 80°F, dry, sunny)
(45 to 65°F, dry)
(80 to 92°F, bright)
Honolulu weather by month
Bars: share of each month's days that are just right (number = days). Below: average daily high. Outlined bars are the best months.
- Just right 16
- Too cool 0
- Too hot 292
- Too muggy 53
- Too gray 4
When to visit Honolulu
Honolulu rarely hits the 70 to 80°F, dry and sunny window; February comes closest, with 4 just-right days. March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December are mostly too hot, with average highs of 81 to 87°F.
Climate table
| Month | Avg high | Dew point | Cloud cover | Just-right days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 80°F | 62°F | 32% | 5 |
| February | 80°F | 62°F | 32% | 4 |
| March | 81°F | 63°F | 37% | 3 |
| April | 82°F | 64°F | 34% | 1 |
| May | 84°F | 65°F | 29% | 0 |
| June | 85°F | 67°F | 22% | 0 |
| July | 86°F | 68°F | 24% | 0 |
| August | 87°F | 68°F | 23% | 0 |
| September | 87°F | 68°F | 23% | 0 |
| October | 86°F | 67°F | 35% | 0 |
| November | 83°F | 66°F | 37% | 0 |
| December | 82°F | 64°F | 35% | 1 |
How Honolulu compares
With 16 just-right days, Honolulu trails the median of America's 150 largest cities (33 days). On muggy days: 53. On gray days: 4.
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Honolulu averages 16 just-right days a year (70 to 80°F highs, dry, mostly sunny), according to Goldilocks Map: https://goldilocksmap.com/us/hawaii/honolulu/Set your own perfect weather on the map →
Numbers are expected days in a typical year from 1991 to 2020 climate normals (TerraClimate; cloud cover from CHELSA), on a grid about 35 km wide. Checked against 10 years of daily records at 28 NOAA weather stations: typical error about 10 days a year. How it works. Updated 2026-10-07.