Qué hay en Honolulu (Oahu), Estados Unidos, a lo largo del año

Máxima afluencia — el mes de más afluencia según el editor, Christmas and New Year

• Riesgo

  Box jellyfish influx

  1 Ene – 31 Dic · normalmenteInsectos y enfermedades

  Eight to ten days after each full moon, box jellyfish come inshore on the south-facing beaches and Waikiki, Ala Moana and Hanauma post warning signs for two or three days. The lifeguards know the dates in advance. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Vog on southerly winds (1 Oct – 30 Abr (normalmente)), North Shore big-wave season (1 Nov – 28 Feb (normalmente)), Humpback whale season (15 Nov – 15 May (normalmente)), Christmas and New Year (24 Dic – 1 Ene)

Máxima afluencia — el mes de más afluencia según el editor

En febrero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Box jellyfish influx (1 Ene – 31 Dic (normalmente)), Vog on southerly winds (1 Oct – 30 Abr (normalmente)), North Shore big-wave season (1 Nov – 28 Feb (normalmente)), Humpback whale season (15 Nov – 15 May (normalmente))

Concurrido — entre los picos, Spring break en Estados Unidos

En marzo no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Box jellyfish influx (1 Ene – 31 Dic (normalmente)), Vog on southerly winds (1 Oct – 30 Abr (normalmente)), Humpback whale season (15 Nov – 15 May (normalmente))

Concurrido — entre los picos, Japanese Golden Week

• Temporada

  South shore surf season

  15 Abr – 30 Sep · normalmente

  The swell switches round to the south and Waikiki and Ala Moana start working, while the North Shore lies flat enough to snorkel.

• Festivo

  Japanese Golden Week

  27 Abr – 7 May · normalmenteMucha gente

  Japan's run of public holidays at the turn of April into May fills Waikiki, the outlet buses and the Diamond Head trail the way nothing but Christmas does. Rates on Kalakaua move for the whole fortnight. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Box jellyfish influx (1 Ene – 31 Dic (normalmente)), Vog on southerly winds (1 Oct – 30 Abr (normalmente)), Humpback whale season (15 Nov – 15 May (normalmente))

Concurrido — entre los picos, Japanese Golden Week

• Festival

  Lei Day

  1 MayGran festival

  The first of May is Lei Day, with a lei contest, hula and music at Kapiolani Park. A small, local, entirely unbranded thing. Fuente ↗

• Festival

  Lantern Floating Hawaii

  24–31 May · normalmenteFiesta nacionalMucha gente

  Memorial Day evening at Ala Moana Beach Park: several thousand lanterns go out on the water at sunset and about fifty thousand people watch from the sand. Parking on the peninsula is gone by mid-afternoon. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Box jellyfish influx (1 Ene – 31 Dic (normalmente)), South shore surf season (15 Abr – 30 Sep (normalmente)), Japanese Golden Week (27 Abr – 7 May (normalmente)), Humpback whale season (15 Nov – 15 May (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — el mes de más afluencia según el editor, King Kamehameha Day

• Riesgo

  Central Pacific hurricane season

  1 Jun – 30 Nov

  The season runs from June to the end of November. Direct hits are rare, but a passing system brings days of high surf and rain on the leeward side. Fuente ↗

• Festivo

  King Kamehameha Day

  8–14 Jun · normalmenteFiesta nacionalCierres

  A state holiday on 11 June. The statue downtown is draped in lei long enough to need a cherry-picker, and a floral parade with pau riders runs from Iolani Palace down to Kapiolani Park. State offices and sites close. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Box jellyfish influx (1 Ene – 31 Dic (normalmente)), South shore surf season (15 Abr – 30 Sep (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — el mes de más afluencia según el editor, Independence Day

• Festivo

  Independence Day

  3–5 JulFiesta nacionalMucha genteCierres

  The Fourth of July is a federal holiday: banks and government offices close, fireworks draw large crowds to parks and waterfronts after dark, and roads and flights are busy over the long weekend. Claim a viewing spot early. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Box jellyfish influx (1 Ene – 31 Dic (normalmente)), South shore surf season (15 Abr – 30 Sep (normalmente)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Máxima afluencia — el mes de más afluencia según el editor, Summer break en Estados Unidos

En agosto no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Box jellyfish influx (1 Ene – 31 Dic (normalmente)), South shore surf season (15 Abr – 30 Sep (normalmente)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Concurrido — entre los picos, Aloha Festivals

• Festival

  Aloha Festivals

  1–30 Sep · normalmenteGran festivalMucha gente

  A month of Hawaiian music, hula and a royal court, ending with the floral parade down Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Box jellyfish influx (1 Ene – 31 Dic (normalmente)), South shore surf season (15 Abr – 30 Sep (normalmente)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Temporada media — entre los picos

• Riesgo

  Vog on southerly winds

  1 Oct – 30 Abr · normalmenteActividad volcánica

  When the trades drop and the wind swings round to the south, volcanic haze off Kilauea drifts up the chain and sits over Oahu for a few days: flat light, no horizon, sore throats. It depends on the volcano being active. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Box jellyfish influx (1 Ene – 31 Dic (normalmente)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Concurrido — entre los picos, Triple Crown of Surfing

• Temporada

  North Shore big-wave season

  1 Nov – 28 Feb · normalmenteTemporada de surfRiesgo

  Winter swell turns the north-facing shores into a spectator sport and closes them to swimming. The beaches that are safe in July are not the ones that are safe now.

• Festival

  Triple Crown of Surfing

  12 Nov – 20 Dic · normalmenteTemporada de surfMucha gente

  A waiting period rather than a fixture: the contests run on the days the swell shows up, and Kamehameha Highway to the North Shore stops moving when they do. Fuente ↗

• Naturaleza

  Humpback whale season

  15 Nov – 15 May · normalmente

  The humpbacks arrive from Alaska and are around the islands into spring, with the most of them in February. Boats and swimmers have to stay a hundred yards off. Fuente ↗

• Festivo

  Thanksgiving

  25–29 NovFiesta nacionalMucha genteCierres

  Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Box jellyfish influx (1 Ene – 31 Dic (normalmente)), Central Pacific hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov), Vog on southerly winds (1 Oct – 30 Abr (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — el mes de más afluencia según el editor, Triple Crown of Surfing

• Festival

  Honolulu Marathon

  13 DicEvento deportivoMucha genteCierresReserva pronto

  Tens of thousands run it, a large share of them flying in from Japan, and Waikiki hotels price the weekend accordingly. Fuente ↗

• Festivo

  Christmas and New Year

  24 Dic – 1 EneNavidad y Año NuevoCierresMucha gente

  Christmas Day and New Year's Day are federal holidays: on 25 December most shops, museums and many restaurants close, and airports stay busy through the week between as families travel. New Year's Eve fills bars and restaurants, many at set-menu prices. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Box jellyfish influx (1 Ene – 31 Dic (normalmente)), Vog on southerly winds (1 Oct – 30 Abr (normalmente)), North Shore big-wave season (1 Nov – 28 Feb (normalmente)), Triple Crown of Surfing (12 Nov – 20 Dic (normalmente)), Humpback whale season (15 Nov – 15 May (normalmente)), Thanksgiving (25–29 Nov)