Urban Honolulu Metro Area, HI Climate

The Honolulu, HI Metro Area enjoys a tropical climate with the temperatures rarely dropping below 65 degrees Fahrenheit. The summers are generally hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the 90s on some days. Rainfall is abundant here, especially in the winter months, so you should always be prepared for wet weather. The trade winds help to keep the area comfortable during the summer months and provide extra cooling when needed. Overall, Honolulu has a pleasant climate year round which makes it a great destination for vacations and outdoor activities.

Urban Honolulu Metro Area, Hawaii gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Urban Honolulu Metro Area averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 264 sunny days per year in Urban Honolulu Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Urban Honolulu Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 186 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 65
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Honolulu metro area is 8.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Hawaii.

7.8 Summer - 8.8 Winter

February, January and March are the most pleasant months in the Honolulu metro area, while August and September are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	United States
	44.8 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	185.8 days	106.2 days
	264 days	205 days
	84.9°	85.8°
	64.8°	21.7°
	8.5	7
	9.3	4.3
	727 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for the Honolulu metro area with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Hawaii. In the Honolulu metro area, there are 10 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Honolulu metro area are January, February and March.

In the Honolulu metro area, there are 9.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Hawaii.

February has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Honolulu metro area with an average of 64.6°. This is warmer than most places in Hawaii.

In the Honolulu metro area, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Hawaii.

In the Honolulu metro area, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Hawaii.

Despite the high humidity in the Honolulu metro area, the trade winds keep it pleasant. If the trade winds stop blowing (which is rare), a summer day can be unpleasantly humid. The most humid months in the Honolulu metro area are September, August and October.

December is the wettest month in the Honolulu metro area with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 32% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.8 inches in the Honolulu metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Hawaii.

July is the rainiest month in the Honolulu metro area with 17.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 12.5 rainy days. There are 185.8 rainy days annually in the Honolulu metro area, which is about average compared to other places in Hawaii. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the Honolulu metro area, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in Hawaii. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the Honolulu metro area.

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