Hawaii is a great place to visit any time of the year, but we are going to dive a little deeper and tell you the pros and cons of each month.
Flight cost?
- January and September are the cheapest months to fly to Hawaii.
- February, April, October and November also offer great value.
- March, May, July and August will be your next best option.
- June and December are the most expensive months to go to Hawaii.
Booking?
- September is the cheapest month.
- October and August also offer great value.
- January, February, March, May, June, July, November and December will be your next best option.
- April the most expensive month to fly to Hawaii.
Weather?
- January is a wet winter month that’s cool, rainy with overcast.
- February is also a wet winter season with a cool, rainy overcast.
- March is still usually wet and rainy but will start to warm up for some decent weather.
- April is a dry spring season with warm and Sunny weather.
- May is also dry, warm, sunny and offers some excellent weather conditions.
- June is a dry summer season and starts to get hot and sunny.
- July is also a dry summer season with lots of Sun.
- August is typically the same as July.
- September is the start of autumn but is still dry, warm and sunny.
- October is still dry and sunny but starts to cool off a little.
- November is wet, cool, rainy and has overcast.
- December is wet, cool, rainy and has lots of overcast.
Crowds?
- June, July and August are the busiest months with tons of bustling energy.
- January, February, and March will be the next busiest months to visit Hawaii.
- April, May September and October things will be a bit slower.
- November is the quietest month to travel to Hawaii except for Thanksgiving.
- December is a month to avoid if you can with lots of holiday traffic.
Popular Seasons
Whale
Watching?
- Whale watching season runs from December through April, with the best times in February and March.
Surfing?
- Big wave surfing season starts around November and goes all the way to March.