#12 of 35 US cities · 2024
How pleasant is the weather in Honolulu, HI?
In 2024, 54% of daytime hours in Honolulu were enjoyable outdoors: 2,568 of 4,758 hours between 8 AM and 9 PM. That's #12 of 35 major US cities. January was the best month and June the worst.
- Enjoyable
- 54%
- Comfortable temp
- 99%
- Too cold
- 0%
- Too hot
- 1%
- Lost to rain
- 0.5%
- Lost to gusts
- 44.2%
Month by month
Share of each month's daytime hours (8 AM to 9 PM). Avg temp is the plain air temperature over those hours, not feels-like.
| Month | Enjoyable | Comfortable | Too cold | Too hot | Rain | Avg temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1.5% | 75°F |
| February | 47% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0.0% | 73°F |
| March | 39% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0.0% | 73°F |
| April | 46% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0.8% | 74°F |
| May | 58% | 98% | 0% | 2% | 3.2% | 76°F |
| June | 37% | 99% | 0% | 1% | 0.0% | 77°F |
| July | 41% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0.0% | 78°F |
| August | 47% | 97% | 0% | 3% | 0.0% | 79°F |
| September | 66% | 97% | 0% | 3% | 0.0% | 79°F |
| October | 69% | 97% | 0% | 3% | 0.7% | 79°F |
| November | 48% | 97% | 0% | 3% | 0.0% | 77°F |
| December | 74% | 98% | 0% | 2% | 0.0% | 77°F |
What limits outdoor time
Temperature almost never gets in the way in Honolulu: only 1% of daytime hours were too cold or too hot. Wind is the bigger problem: gusts over 27 mph knocked out 44% of daytime hours.
Shade does most of the work here: 37% of comfortable hours were only comfortable out of the sun, and almost none only in it.
Weather escapes within driving distance
Within an hour's drive (about 45 miles) there's nowhere meaningfully cooler in summer or warmer in winter. Distances are straight-line; temperatures are PRISM 1991–2020 averages.
How Honolulu, HI compares
- Denver, CO · #9 · 59%
- Albuquerque, NM · #10 · 57%
- Charlotte, NC · #11 · 54%
- New York, NY · #13 · 53%
- Salt Lake City, UT · #14 · 52%
- Atlanta, GA · #15 · 52%
Questions
How many pleasant outdoor hours does Honolulu, HI get?
2,568 hours in 2024, counting only 8 AM to 9 PM. That's 54% of daytime hours, about 198 days' worth of daytime, and ranks #12 of 35 major US cities.
What is the best month to be outside in Honolulu, HI?
January, when 75% of daytime hours were enjoyable. December (74%) and October (69%) came next. June was the worst month, at 37%.
What makes outdoor time less pleasant in Honolulu, HI?
Mostly wind. 0% of daytime hours were too cold and 1% too hot. Rain took another 0.5%, and gusty wind 44.2%.
Scored with the default rule: 48–79°F feels-like in sun or shade, under 1 mm/h of rain, gusts under 27 mph, 8 AM to 9 PM. If you run hotter or colder than that, set your own range on the map. How the score works.