SeasonMapBest time to visit Hawaii
The best time to visit Hawaii is May to July, judged across 14 places; March is its weakest month.
Updated September 2026 · North America · 14 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Hawaii month by month
| Month | Season | Why | Best places |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | good | whale season · 16°C highs · 10 h sun | Kona, Honolulu, Kauai |
| February | good | whale season · 15°C highs · 10 h sun | Honolulu, Kona, Kauai |
| March | good | whale season · 15°C highs · 10 h sun | Kona, Honolulu, Lahaina |
| April | good | whale season · 16°C highs · 11 h sun | Honolulu, Kauai, Lahaina |
| May | in season | whale season · 16°C highs · 12 h sun | Lahaina, Honolulu, Kauai |
| June | in season | 18°C highs · 12 h sun | Lahaina, Honolulu, Kobuk Valley National Park |
| July | in season | 19°C highs · 12 h sun | Honolulu, Kauai, Lahaina |
| August | good | 18°C highs · 12 h sun | Honolulu, Kauai, Lahaina |
| September | good | 18°C highs · 11 h sun | Kauai, Lahaina, Honolulu |
| October | good | 18°C highs · 10 h sun | Honolulu, Lahaina, Kauai |
| November | good | 17°C highs · 10 h sun | Lahaina, Honolulu, Kauai |
| December | good | whale season · 16°C highs · 9 h sun | Kona, Kauai, Lahaina |
In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.
All 14 places in Hawaii
- Denali National ParkUnited Statesweather by month →
- Gates of the Arctic National ParkUnited Statesweather by month →
- Haleakala National ParkUnited Statesweather by month →
- Hawaii Volcanoes National ParkUnited Statesweather by month →
- HiloUnited Statesweather by month →
- HonoluluUnited Statesweather by month →
- Katmai National ParkUnited Statesweather by month →
- KauaiUnited Statesweather by month →
- Kenai Fjords National ParkUnited Statesweather by month →
- Kobuk Valley National ParkUnited Statesweather by month →
- KonaUnited Statesweather by month →
- LahainaUnited Statesweather by month →
- Lake Clark National ParkUnited Statesweather by month →
- MauiUnited Statesweather by month →
Hawaii — FAQ
- When is the best time to visit Hawaii?
- May to July. In June: 18°C highs · 12 h sun.
- When is the low season in Hawaii?
- Hawaii has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; March is the weakest (whale season · 15°C highs · 10 h sun).
- Which months are in season in Hawaii?
- May to July — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.