Weather in Honolulu in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Honolulu;
Average weather
Average temperature in Honolulu in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +79°F with a maximum of +82°F and a minimum of +64°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 10% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +81°F to +79°F.
Is Honolulu warm or cold in January?
Honolulu is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +81°F to +79°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +70°F to +68°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
January is the coldest month in Honolulu, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Honolulu in January
Water in Honolulu in January is Comfortable. It varies from +75°F to +77°F, with an average of +76°F. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +79°F.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Honolulu in January?
Climate in Honolulu in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +81°F | +79°F | +79°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +57°F | +55°F | +55°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +86°F | +86°F | +86°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 91 mm | 77 mm | 65 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +76°F | +76°F | +75°F | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 72% | 72% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 12 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 13 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +81°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +79°F. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 91 mm to 77 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 72%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 4 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 6 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Honolulu is gradually increasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Honolulu?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Honolulu in January has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+78°F) and the highest in 1988 (+85°F). The driest year was 1983 with only 113 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1982 with 1336 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Honolulu, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.