January Temperature in Hawaii

Typical temperatures for cities, towns, parks and beaches across the Hawaiian Islands during the month of January are listed below in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.

You'll find separate tables for each island: Hawaii (Big Island), Kauai, Lanai, Maui, Molokai and Oahu.

The tables give the normal maximum and minimum daily temperatures based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 by the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

Island of Hawaii (Big Island)

Places with weather information on Hawaii's Big Island include Kailua Kona in South Kona and Puukohola Heiau in the Kohala region at the north end. Plus there are records from two stations high on the mountain slopes where temperatures are cooler, the Hawaii Volcanoes Park Visitor Center at 3,970 feet (1,210 metres) and the Mauna Loa Slope Observatory at 11,152 feet (3,399 metres) elevation.

Average January temperatures
High °F	Low °F	Place	High °C	Low °C
68	49	Hawaii Volcanoes Park	20	10
79	64	Hilo	26	18
81	69	Kailua Kona	27	20
51	35	Mauna Loa Observatory	11	2
74	57	Opihihale	23	14
82	68	Puukohola Heiau	28	20

Kauai

Average daily temperatures for January
High °F	Low °F	Place	High °C	Low °C
79	65	Barking Sands	26	18
77	63	Kilauea	25	17
79	66	Lihue	26	19
82	65	Mahaulepu	28	18
80	64	Makaweli	27	18
78	62	Princeville Ranch	26	17
80	62	Waimea	26	17

Lanai

January temperature averages
High °F	Low °F	Place	High °C	Low °C
76	60	Lanai Airport	25	16

Maui

Temperature records for Maui include Kaanapali and Kapalua in West Maui, Makena on the South Shore, and Hana and Ohe'o Gulch Pools at the island's east end. The Haleakala weather station, at 6,960 feet (2,121 metres) elevation, is higher and cooler than the rest.

Normal temperatures for January
High °F	Low °F	Place	High °C	Low °C
61	44	Haleakala	16	7
78	65	Hana	25	18
77	64	Kaanapali	25	18
82	64	Kahului	28	18
79	66	Kapalua	26	19
68	53	Kula	20	12
74	65	Makena State Park	23	18
79	67	Ohe'o Gulch Pools	26	20
77	64	Puukolii	25	18

Molokai

Average January temperatures
High °F	Low °F	Place	High °C	Low °C
78	63	Halawa	25	17
79	64	Molokai Airport	26	18

Oahu

Average daily temperatures for January
High °F	Low °F	Place	High °C	Low °C
80	62	Ewa Beach	27	17
81	67	Honolulu	27	19
77	66	Kahuku	25	19
78	66	Kaneohe	26	19
81	66	Waikiki	27	19
78	65	Waimanalo	26	18
78	62	Waimea Falls Park	26	17

Hawaii Temperatures in January