The Travel Chronicle

HONOLULU · DECEMBER · 21.3° N Honolulu does not do winter the way the mainland does. December averages a high of 81.8°F and a low of 69.2°F, and the sea off the south shore sits at 78.1°F. What the month really takes away is light: 10 hours 53 minutes of it on December 15, with … Read more

HONOLULU · MAY · 21.3° N Honolulu’s May runs warm and mostly dry at the airport gauge: an average high of 84.8°F, an average low of 71.5°F, and 0.82 inches of rain across the entire month. The ocean off the south shore averages 77.0°F. On May 15 the sun clears the horizon at 5:51 am … Read more

HONOLULU · AUGUST · SOUTH SHORE Honolulu’s August runs hot and dry at the airport gauge: an average high of 88.8°F, an average low of 75.6°F, and 0.84 inches of rain for the entire month. The sea off the south shore sits at 79.6°F. On August 15 the sun comes up at 6:09 a.m. and … Read more

HONOLULU · OCTOBER · OAHU’S LEEWARD SHORE Honolulu does not do seasons the way the mainland does, but October moves the dials. The airport gauge records an average high of 86.9°F, the sea off the south shore sits at 80.7°F, and the 15th brings 11 hours 41 minutes of daylight, which means the last swim … Read more

HONOLULU · JUNE · THE MONTH GUIDE A June week in Honolulu buys a specific set of numbers: an average high of 86.9°F, an average low of 73.8°F, and 0.50 inches of rain across the whole month at the airport gauge. The sea off the south shore runs 78.4°F, warmer than it was in May … Read more

HONOLULU · JANUARY · 21.3° N January in Honolulu runs at 80.5°F by day and 66.8°F at night, with 1.84 inches of rain across the whole month at the airport gauge. The ocean off the south shore averages 77.3°F, warmer than the air you walk back into after a swim. A week here needs a … Read more