North & Central America · Beach travel

Best time to visit Kona (Hawaii Island)

Mid Jan, Early Feb is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 27.6°C, with 0.6 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Kona (Hawaii Island)
Photo: Travisthurston (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 14.8-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Kona (Hawaii Island) season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Good (season score 71.1)Mid Jan: Great (season score 74.6)Late Jan: Good (season score 67.1)Early Feb: Great (season score 73.6)Mid Feb: Good (season score 71.0)Late Feb: Good (season score 64.0)Early Mar: Good (season score 63.6)Mid Mar: Good (season score 66.8)Late Mar: Good (season score 63.8)Early Apr: Good (season score 60.0)Mid Apr: Good (season score 59.9)Late Apr: Good (season score 63.3)Early May: Okay (season score 56.6)Mid May: Good (season score 58.8)Late May: Good (season score 58.9)Early Jun: Okay (season score 56.2)Mid Jun: Okay (season score 52.0)Late Jun: Okay (season score 54.1)Early Jul: Okay (season score 49.4)Mid Jul: Fair (season score 39.9)Late Jul: Off-season (season score 25.9)Early Aug: Fair (season score 31.0)Mid Aug: Fair (season score 29.2)Late Aug: Off-season (season score 25.4)Early Sep: Fair (season score 29.8)Mid Sep: Fair (season score 31.4)Late Sep: Fair (season score 37.3)Early Oct: Fair (season score 40.4)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 38.6)Late Oct: Fair (season score 40.5)Early Nov: Okay (season score 50.5)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 55.4)Late Nov: Good (season score 60.6)Early Dec: Good (season score 63.8)Mid Dec: Good (season score 69.8)Late Dec: Good (season score 70.3)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryGood27.6°C0.750.9%
FebruaryGood27.7°C0.753.7%
MarchGood27.9°C0.860.3%
AprilGood28.6°C0.861.9%
MayGood29.0°C1.158.0%
JuneOkay29.7°C0.953.3%
JulyFair30.2°C0.751.3%
AugustOff-season30.7°C0.850.2%
SeptemberFair30.6°C0.952.7%
OctoberFair30.2°C0.755.5%
NovemberOkay29.2°C0.656.7%
DecemberGood28.1°C0.753.1%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: KAILUA KONA KE-AHOLE AP(12 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.