Best time to visit Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
May, August and September are the best balance at Hawai'i Volcanoes: mild and dry for the park (average highs 71° to 74°F), with crowds from busy to very busy. January is busiest, with about 168,000 visitors. October is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Hawaii Vol NP HQ 54, HI USC00511303
- Lat / lon
- 19.43, -155.26
- Elevation
- 3,971 ft
- From park center
- 8.8 mi
- Second station
- Sea Mtn 12.15, HI 80 ft
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Augbest | Sepbest | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 68° | 68° | 68° | 68° | 71° | 71° | 73° | 74° | 73° | 72° | 70° | 68° | 70° |
| Low, °F | 49° | 49° | 51° | 52° | 53° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 55° | 55° | 54° | 52° | 53° |
| High at 80 ft, °F | 79° | 80° | 80° | 80° | 82° | 83° | 84° | 85° | 84° | 84° | 82° | 81° | 82° |
| Precipitation, in | 8.8 | 8.2 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 96.2 |
| Snow, in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 11:05 | 11:29 | 11:59 | 12:34 | 13:02 | 13:17 | 13:11 | 12:47 | 12:14 | 11:40 | 11:12 | 10:58 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 168 | 143 | 132 | 118 | 117 | 158 | 147 | 141 | 122 | 112 | 128 | 158 | 1,644 |
| Crowds | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | |
| Weather | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | High at 80 ft | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 49° | 79° | 8.8 | 0 | 11:05 | 168,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| February | 68° | 49° | 80° | 8.2 | 0 | 11:29 | 143,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| March | 68° | 51° | 80° | 10.3 | 0 | 11:59 | 132,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| April | 68° | 52° | 80° | 9.2 | 0 | 12:34 | 118,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Maybest | 71° | 53° | 82° | 6.5 | 0 | 13:02 | 117,000 | Busy | Mild |
| June | 71° | 54° | 83° | 5.1 | 0 | 13:17 | 158,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| July | 73° | 56° | 84° | 6.3 | 0 | 13:11 | 147,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Augustbest | 74° | 56° | 85° | 5.9 | 0 | 12:47 | 141,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Septemberbest | 73° | 55° | 84° | 6.0 | 0 | 12:14 | 122,000 | Busy | Mild |
| October | 72° | 55° | 84° | 8.2 | 0 | 11:40 | 112,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| November | 70° | 54° | 82° | 10.6 | 0 | 11:12 | 128,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| December | 68° | 52° | 81° | 11.4 | 0 | 10:58 | 158,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Year | 70° | 53° | 82° | 96.2 | 0 | 1,644,000 | |||
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 74°F
- Coldest nights February, average low 49°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 1,644,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Hawaii
Elevation matters here: the record's second station, Sea Mtn 12.15, HI, sits at 80 ft, against 3,971 ft for Hawaii Vol NP HQ 54, HI. Expect conditions between the two depending on where you go.
Closures, reservations and alerts: Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park on nps.gov
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