Honolulu in January
Highs around 27°C, lows 20°C, 66mm of rain; rooms at the year's high. One of the three wettest months. On this month: New Year holiday, School holidays.
Peak prices: book early if your dates are fixed.
Best time to visit / Honolulu
When is it cheapest to visit Honolulu?
See how room prices move month by month, and know the cheapest window and the peak season to avoid before you book.
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Read from this city's own twelve months. The table below adds the temperature and rainfall for each one.
Honolulu is cheapest to visit in October.
Peak season is January, June, July, August, December, when rooms cost the most.
The month to pick is October. Rooms sit at this city's yearly low, and at an average high of 30°C and low of 23°C with 53mm of rain it asks the least of you of any of its cheap months.
The wettest month in Honolulu is December, at 79mm. It is not one of the cheap months, so dodging the rain and saving money are two separate decisions here.
Honolulu month by month: weather and room prices
One row per month. The price column is relative to this city's own year, and the temperature and rainfall are thirty-year normals.
| Month | Rooms | Temp | Rain | What is on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Peak | 27°C / 20°C | 66mm | New Year holiday, School holidays |
| February | Mid | 27°C / 20°C | 58mm | Nothing in particular |
| March | Mid | 28°C / 21°C | 53mm | School holidays |
| April | Mid | 28°C / 21°C | 25mm | Nothing in particular |
| May | Mid | 29°C / 22°C | 25mm | Nothing in particular |
| June | Peak | 30°C / 23°C | 13mm | Summer holidays, Beach season |
| July | Peak | 31°C / 24°C | 15mm | Summer holidays, Beach season |
| August | Peak | 31°C / 24°C | 15mm | Summer holidays, Beach season |
| September | Mid | 31°C / 24°C | 20mm | Nothing in particular |
| Octobernow | Cheap | 30°C / 23°C | 53mm | Quiet shoulder |
| November | Mid | 29°C / 22°C | 66mm | National holiday |
| December | Peak | 28°C / 21°C | 79mm | Christmas, New Year holiday |
Temperature and rainfall are published 1991-2020 monthly normals from national meteorological agencies. The price level is Tripdify's own per-city read of peak seasons and holidays; what you actually pay varies by property and day of the week.
Honolulu month by month
Honolulu in February
Highs around 27°C, lows 20°C, 58mm of rain; rooms mid-priced.
Honolulu in March
Highs around 28°C, lows 21°C, 53mm of rain; rooms mid-priced. On this month: School holidays.
Honolulu in April
Highs around 28°C, lows 21°C, 25mm of rain; rooms mid-priced.
Honolulu in May
Highs around 29°C, lows 22°C, 25mm of rain; rooms mid-priced.
Honolulu in June
Highs around 30°C, lows 23°C, 13mm of rain; rooms at the year's high. One of the three driest months. On this month: Summer holidays, Beach season.
Peak prices: book early if your dates are fixed.
Honolulu in July
Highs around 31°C, lows 24°C, 15mm of rain; rooms at the year's high. One of the three driest months. On this month: Summer holidays, Beach season.
Peak prices: book early if your dates are fixed.
Honolulu in August
Highs around 31°C, lows 24°C, 15mm of rain; rooms at the year's high. One of the three driest months. On this month: Summer holidays, Beach season.
Peak prices: book early if your dates are fixed.
Honolulu in September
Highs around 31°C, lows 24°C, 20mm of rain; rooms mid-priced.
Honolulu in October
Highs around 30°C, lows 23°C, 53mm of rain; rooms at the year's low.
Cheap, but wet: keep plans flexible and pack for rain.
Honolulu in November
Highs around 29°C, lows 22°C, 66mm of rain; rooms mid-priced. One of the three wettest months. On this month: National holiday.
Honolulu in December
Highs around 28°C, lows 21°C, 79mm of rain; rooms at the year's high. One of the three wettest months. On this month: Christmas, New Year holiday.
Peak prices: book early if your dates are fixed.
Honolulu seasons and room prices
Honolulu is warm all year, but hotel prices swing hard. Christmas to New Year is the peak, mainland winter demand keeps rates high from mid December to March, and Japan's Golden Week in early May and Obon in mid August add their own spikes, as does the Honolulu Marathon on the second Sunday of December. April to early June and September to early December are the value windows, with the same Waikiki hotel noticeably cheaper and the weather still fine. November to March is technically the wet season, but rain usually means a passing shower, and the June to November hurricane season rarely affects Oahu.
Honolulu local costs and payment
The currency is the US dollar, cards work everywhere, and cash is needed only for tips and the bus. Hawaii taxes hotels heavily: the state transient accommodations tax, an Oahu county surcharge and the general excise tax together add close to a fifth of the room rate. On top of that most Waikiki hotels charge a nightly resort fee, which booking sites often leave out of the online total so it surfaces at check in, and parking is a further daily charge. Compare hotels on the total with tax and resort fee, pay in dollars, and decline home currency conversion. Restaurant tips run fifteen to twenty percent.
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When to visit Honolulu: common questions
When is it cheapest?
Honolulu is cheapest in the low season, October.
When is peak season?
January, June, July, August, December is peak season, when room prices are highest.
Which months should I avoid?
To spend the least, avoid the peak months of January, June, July, August, December, when prices climb.
Which month in Honolulu is both cheap and pleasant?
The month to pick is October. Rooms sit at this city's yearly low, and at an average high of 30°C and low of 23°C with 53mm of rain it asks the least of you of any of its cheap months.
Which month is wettest in Honolulu?
The wettest month in Honolulu is December, at 79mm. It is not one of the cheap months, so dodging the rain and saving money are two separate decisions here.