Climate averages 1991–2020
Honolulu weather
in February.
A warm, fairly dry month: the coolest and the 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Honolulu: daytime highs average 24.1°C and nights cool to about 21.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 29 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 26 min on an average February day.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Honolulu ranks joint 12th of 498 for the warmest February highs and 51st of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Honolulu is 12.9°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 24.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 29 mm to 39 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Honolulu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.3°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 37 | 4.9 | 11.011 h |
| February, selected | 24.1°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 29 | 4.5 | 11.411 h |
| March | 24.3°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 39 | 4.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.0°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 11 | 2.4 | 12.613 h |
| May | 26.0°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 13 | 2.2 | 13.113 h |
| June | 26.8°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 8.0 | 1.1 | 13.413 h |
| July | 27.3°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 5.9 | 1.0 | 13.313 h |
| August | 27.7°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 9.9 | 1.8 | 12.913 h |
| September | 27.8°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 10 | 2.2 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.3°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 20 | 2.9 | 11.712 h |
| November | 26.1°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 40 | 4.9 | 11.111 h |
| December | 25.0°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 47 | 5.1 | 10.911 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Honolulu) is explained once on the Honolulu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.