Best time to visit Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park
April, June and November are the best balance at Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park: mild and dry for the park (average highs 74° to 76°F), with busy crowds. February is busiest, with about 39,000 visitors. June is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Opihihale #2 24.1, HI USC00517166
- Lat / lon
- 19.27, -155.87
- Elevation
- 1,360 ft
- From park center
- 9.7 mi
- Second station
- Mauna Loa 5 NNE, HI 11,179 ft
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | May | Junbest | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 74° | 74° | 74° | 74° | 75° | 75° | 77° | 78° | 77° | 77° | 76° | 75° | 76° |
| Low, °F | 57° | 57° | 58° | 60° | 61° | 63° | 64° | 64° | 63° | 62° | 61° | 58° | 61° |
| High at 11,179 ft, °F | 51° | 50° | 51° | 53° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 57° | 57° | 56° | 52° | 51° | 54° |
| Precipitation, in | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 36.1 |
| Snow, in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 11:04 | 11:29 | 11:59 | 12:34 | 13:02 | 13:18 | 13:12 | 12:47 | 12:14 | 11:40 | 11:12 | 10:58 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 35 | 39 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 389 |
| Crowds | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | |
| Weather | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | High at 11,179 ft | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74° | 57° | 51° | 2.4 | 0 | 11:04 | 35,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| February | 74° | 57° | 50° | 2.1 | 0 | 11:29 | 39,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| March | 74° | 58° | 51° | 3.0 | 0 | 11:59 | 34,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Aprilbest | 74° | 60° | 53° | 2.5 | 0 | 12:34 | 29,000 | Busy | Mild |
| May | 75° | 61° | 56° | 3.2 | 0 | 13:02 | 29,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Junebest | 75° | 63° | 58° | 2.8 | 0 | 13:18 | 27,000 | Busy | Mild |
| July | 77° | 64° | 58° | 3.3 | 0 | 13:12 | 37,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| August | 78° | 64° | 57° | 3.4 | 0 | 12:47 | 33,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| September | 77° | 63° | 57° | 4.7 | 0 | 12:14 | 33,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| October | 77° | 62° | 56° | 3.7 | 0 | 11:40 | 28,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Novemberbest | 76° | 61° | 52° | 2.4 | 0 | 11:12 | 31,000 | Busy | Mild |
| December | 75° | 58° | 51° | 2.5 | 0 | 10:58 | 35,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Year | 76° | 61° | 54° | 36.1 | 0 | 389,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest August, average high 78°F
- Coldest nights February, average low 57°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 389,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Hawaii
Elevation matters here: the record's second station, Mauna Loa 5 NNE, HI, sits at 11,179 ft, against 1,360 ft for Opihihale #2 24.1, HI. Expect conditions between the two depending on where you go.
Closures, reservations and alerts: Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park on nps.gov
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