Hilo, Big Island weather by month

Check out Hilo, Big Island weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature in Hilo, Big Island (°C)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max temperature (daytime)
21°C maximum daytime temperature in January in Hilo, Big Island21
21°C maximum daytime temperature in February in Hilo, Big Island21
21°C maximum daytime temperature in March in Hilo, Big Island21
22°C maximum daytime temperature in April in Hilo, Big Island22
23°C maximum daytime temperature in May in Hilo, Big Island23
24°C maximum daytime temperature in June in Hilo, Big Island24
24°C maximum daytime temperature in July in Hilo, Big Island24
24°C maximum daytime temperature in August in Hilo, Big Island24
24°C maximum daytime temperature in September in Hilo, Big Island24
24°C maximum daytime temperature in October in Hilo, Big Island24
23°C maximum daytime temperature in November in Hilo, Big Island23
22°C maximum daytime temperature in December in Hilo, Big Island22
Min temperature (night-time)
13°C minimum night-time temperature in January in Hilo, Big Island13
13°C minimum night-time temperature in February in Hilo, Big Island13
13°C minimum night-time temperature in March in Hilo, Big Island13
14°C minimum night-time temperature in April in Hilo, Big Island14
15°C minimum night-time temperature in May in Hilo, Big Island15
16°C minimum night-time temperature in June in Hilo, Big Island16
16°C minimum night-time temperature in July in Hilo, Big Island16
16°C minimum night-time temperature in August in Hilo, Big Island16
16°C minimum night-time temperature in September in Hilo, Big Island16
16°C minimum night-time temperature in October in Hilo, Big Island16
15°C minimum night-time temperature in November in Hilo, Big Island15
14°C minimum night-time temperature in December in Hilo, Big Island14
Heat & Humidity
Low heat & humidity in January in Hilo, Big IslandL
Low heat & humidity in February in Hilo, Big IslandL
Low heat & humidity in March in Hilo, Big IslandL
Low heat & humidity in April in Hilo, Big IslandL
Moderate heat & humidity in May in Hilo, Big IslandM
Moderate heat & humidity in June in Hilo, Big IslandM
Moderate heat & humidity in July in Hilo, Big IslandM
Moderate heat & humidity in August in Hilo, Big IslandM
Moderate heat & humidity in September in Hilo, Big IslandM
Moderate heat & humidity in October in Hilo, Big IslandM
Moderate heat & humidity in November in Hilo, Big IslandM
Low heat & humidity in December in Hilo, Big IslandL
Sea temperature
24°C sea temperature in January in Hilo, Big Island24
24°C sea temperature in February in Hilo, Big Island24
24°C sea temperature in March in Hilo, Big Island24
24°C sea temperature in April in Hilo, Big Island24
25°C sea temperature in May in Hilo, Big Island25
25°C sea temperature in June in Hilo, Big Island25
26°C sea temperature in July in Hilo, Big Island26
26°C sea temperature in August in Hilo, Big Island26
27°C sea temperature in September in Hilo, Big Island27
26°C sea temperature in October in Hilo, Big Island26
26°C sea temperature in November in Hilo, Big Island26
25°C sea temperature in December in Hilo, Big Island25

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & UV index in Hilo, Big Island

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daily hours of sunshine
Daily hours of daylight
11 hours of daylight per day in January in Hilo, Big Island11
12 hours of daylight per day in February in Hilo, Big Island12
12 hours of daylight per day in March in Hilo, Big Island12
13 hours of daylight per day in April in Hilo, Big Island13
13 hours of daylight per day in May in Hilo, Big Island13
13 hours of daylight per day in June in Hilo, Big Island13
13 hours of daylight per day in July in Hilo, Big Island13
13 hours of daylight per day in August in Hilo, Big Island13
12 hours of daylight per day in September in Hilo, Big Island12
12 hours of daylight per day in October in Hilo, Big Island12
11 hours of daylight per day in November in Hilo, Big Island11
11 hours of daylight per day in December in Hilo, Big Island11
UV Index (Maximum)
UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High) in January in Hilo, Big Island8
UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High) in February in Hilo, Big Island10
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in March in Hilo, Big Island11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in April in Hilo, Big Island11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in May in Hilo, Big Island11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in June in Hilo, Big Island11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in July in Hilo, Big Island11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in August in Hilo, Big Island11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in September in Hilo, Big Island11
UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High) in October in Hilo, Big Island10
UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High) in November in Hilo, Big Island8
UV (maximum) index 7 (High) in December in Hilo, Big Island7

Rainfall in Hilo, Big Island

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Number of days with some rain
13 days with some rainfall in January in Hilo, Big Island13
12 days with some rainfall in February in Hilo, Big Island12
16 days with some rainfall in March in Hilo, Big Island16
16 days with some rainfall in April in Hilo, Big Island16
14 days with some rainfall in May in Hilo, Big Island14
14 days with some rainfall in June in Hilo, Big Island14
16 days with some rainfall in July in Hilo, Big Island16
15 days with some rainfall in August in Hilo, Big Island15
14 days with some rainfall in September in Hilo, Big Island14
15 days with some rainfall in October in Hilo, Big Island15
14 days with some rainfall in November in Hilo, Big Island14
14 days with some rainfall in December in Hilo, Big Island14
Average monthly rainfall (mm)
235 mm monthly rainfall in January in Hilo, Big Island235
243 mm monthly rainfall in February in Hilo, Big Island243
341 mm monthly rainfall in March in Hilo, Big Island341
293 mm monthly rainfall in April in Hilo, Big Island293
206 mm monthly rainfall in May in Hilo, Big Island206
187 mm monthly rainfall in June in Hilo, Big Island187
275 mm monthly rainfall in July in Hilo, Big Island275
250 mm monthly rainfall in August in Hilo, Big Island250
252 mm monthly rainfall in September in Hilo, Big Island252
248 mm monthly rainfall in October in Hilo, Big Island248
394 mm monthly rainfall in November in Hilo, Big Island394
294 mm monthly rainfall in December in Hilo, Big Island294

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Hilo, Big Island by month

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The climate guide for Hawaii (Hilo, Big Island) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Hilo, Big Island?

Hilo, Big Island has a hot tropical climate with no dry season.

Hilo, Big Island weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 21°C in Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii in January based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 13 days with some rainfall and typically 235 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 21°C maximum daytime temperature in January in Hilo, Big Island21
    21°C max day temperature
  • 5 hours of sunshine per day
  • 13 days with some rainfall in January in Hilo, Big Island13
    13 days with some rainfall
  • 13°C minimum night-time temperature in January in Hilo, Big Island13
    13°C min night temperature
  • 11 hours of daylight per day in January in Hilo, Big Island11
    11 hours of daylight per day
  • Low heat & humidity in January in Hilo, Big IslandL
    Low heat & humidity
  • 235 mm monthly rainfall in January in Hilo, Big Island235
    235 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High) in January in Hilo, Big Island8
    8 (Very High) UV index
  • 24°C sea temperature in January in Hilo, Big Island24
    24°C sea temperature

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Hilo, Big Island weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 21°C in Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii in February based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 12 days with some rainfall and typically 243 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 21°C maximum daytime temperature in February in Hilo, Big Island21
    21°C max day temperature
  • 5 hours of sunshine per day
  • 12 days with some rainfall in February in Hilo, Big Island12
    12 days with some rainfall
  • 13°C minimum night-time temperature in February in Hilo, Big Island13
    13°C min night temperature
  • 12 hours of daylight per day in February in Hilo, Big Island12
    12 hours of daylight per day
  • Low heat & humidity in February in Hilo, Big IslandL
    Low heat & humidity
  • 243 mm monthly rainfall in February in Hilo, Big Island243
    243 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High) in February in Hilo, Big Island10
    10 (Very High) UV index
  • 24°C sea temperature in February in Hilo, Big Island24
    24°C sea temperature

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Hilo, Big Island weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 21°C in Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii in March based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 16 days with some rainfall and typically 341 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 21°C maximum daytime temperature in March in Hilo, Big Island21
    21°C max day temperature
  • 5 hours of sunshine per day
  • 16 days with some rainfall in March in Hilo, Big Island16
    16 days with some rainfall
  • 13°C minimum night-time temperature in March in Hilo, Big Island13
    13°C min night temperature
  • 12 hours of daylight per day in March in Hilo, Big Island12
    12 hours of daylight per day
  • Low heat & humidity in March in Hilo, Big IslandL
    Low heat & humidity
  • 341 mm monthly rainfall in March in Hilo, Big Island341
    341 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in March in Hilo, Big Island11
    11+ (Extreme) UV index
  • 24°C sea temperature in March in Hilo, Big Island24
    24°C sea temperature

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Hilo, Big Island weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 22°C in Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii in April based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 16 days with some rainfall and typically 293 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 22°C maximum daytime temperature in April in Hilo, Big Island22
    22°C max day temperature
  • 5 hours of sunshine per day
  • 16 days with some rainfall in April in Hilo, Big Island16
    16 days with some rainfall
  • 14°C minimum night-time temperature in April in Hilo, Big Island14
    14°C min night temperature
  • 13 hours of daylight per day in April in Hilo, Big Island13
    13 hours of daylight per day
  • Low heat & humidity in April in Hilo, Big IslandL
    Low heat & humidity
  • 293 mm monthly rainfall in April in Hilo, Big Island293
    293 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in April in Hilo, Big Island11
    11+ (Extreme) UV index
  • 24°C sea temperature in April in Hilo, Big Island24
    24°C sea temperature

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Hilo, Big Island weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 23°C in Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii in May based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 14 days with some rainfall and typically 206 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 23°C maximum daytime temperature in May in Hilo, Big Island23
    23°C max day temperature
  • 5 hours of sunshine per day
  • 14 days with some rainfall in May in Hilo, Big Island14
    14 days with some rainfall
  • 15°C minimum night-time temperature in May in Hilo, Big Island15
    15°C min night temperature
  • 13 hours of daylight per day in May in Hilo, Big Island13
    13 hours of daylight per day
  • Moderate heat & humidity in May in Hilo, Big IslandM
    Moderate heat & humidity
  • 206 mm monthly rainfall in May in Hilo, Big Island206
    206 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in May in Hilo, Big Island11
    11+ (Extreme) UV index
  • 25°C sea temperature in May in Hilo, Big Island25
    25°C sea temperature

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Hilo, Big Island weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 24°C in Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 14 days with some rainfall and typically 187 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 24°C maximum daytime temperature in June in Hilo, Big Island24
    24°C max day temperature
  • 6 hours of sunshine per day
  • 14 days with some rainfall in June in Hilo, Big Island14
    14 days with some rainfall
  • 16°C minimum night-time temperature in June in Hilo, Big Island16
    16°C min night temperature
  • 13 hours of daylight per day in June in Hilo, Big Island13
    13 hours of daylight per day
  • Moderate heat & humidity in June in Hilo, Big IslandM
    Moderate heat & humidity
  • 187 mm monthly rainfall in June in Hilo, Big Island187
    187 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in June in Hilo, Big Island11
    11+ (Extreme) UV index
  • 25°C sea temperature in June in Hilo, Big Island25
    25°C sea temperature

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Hilo, Big Island weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 24°C in Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 16 days with some rainfall and typically 275 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 24°C maximum daytime temperature in July in Hilo, Big Island24
    24°C max day temperature
  • 5 hours of sunshine per day
  • 16 days with some rainfall in July in Hilo, Big Island16
    16 days with some rainfall
  • 16°C minimum night-time temperature in July in Hilo, Big Island16
    16°C min night temperature
  • 13 hours of daylight per day in July in Hilo, Big Island13
    13 hours of daylight per day
  • Moderate heat & humidity in July in Hilo, Big IslandM
    Moderate heat & humidity
  • 275 mm monthly rainfall in July in Hilo, Big Island275
    275 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in July in Hilo, Big Island11
    11+ (Extreme) UV index
  • 26°C sea temperature in July in Hilo, Big Island26
    26°C sea temperature

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Hilo, Big Island weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 24°C in Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii in August based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 15 days with some rainfall and typically 250 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 24°C maximum daytime temperature in August in Hilo, Big Island24
    24°C max day temperature
  • 5 hours of sunshine per day
  • 15 days with some rainfall in August in Hilo, Big Island15
    15 days with some rainfall
  • 16°C minimum night-time temperature in August in Hilo, Big Island16
    16°C min night temperature
  • 13 hours of daylight per day in August in Hilo, Big Island13
    13 hours of daylight per day
  • Moderate heat & humidity in August in Hilo, Big IslandM
    Moderate heat & humidity
  • 250 mm monthly rainfall in August in Hilo, Big Island250
    250 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in August in Hilo, Big Island11
    11+ (Extreme) UV index
  • 26°C sea temperature in August in Hilo, Big Island26
    26°C sea temperature

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Hilo, Big Island weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 24°C in Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii in September based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 14 days with some rainfall and typically 252 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 24°C maximum daytime temperature in September in Hilo, Big Island24
    24°C max day temperature
  • 5 hours of sunshine per day
  • 14 days with some rainfall in September in Hilo, Big Island14
    14 days with some rainfall
  • 16°C minimum night-time temperature in September in Hilo, Big Island16
    16°C min night temperature
  • 12 hours of daylight per day in September in Hilo, Big Island12
    12 hours of daylight per day
  • Moderate heat & humidity in September in Hilo, Big IslandM
    Moderate heat & humidity
  • 252 mm monthly rainfall in September in Hilo, Big Island252
    252 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in September in Hilo, Big Island11
    11+ (Extreme) UV index
  • 27°C sea temperature in September in Hilo, Big Island27
    27°C sea temperature

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Hilo, Big Island weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 24°C in Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii in October based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 15 days with some rainfall and typically 248 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 24°C maximum daytime temperature in October in Hilo, Big Island24
    24°C max day temperature
  • 5 hours of sunshine per day
  • 15 days with some rainfall in October in Hilo, Big Island15
    15 days with some rainfall
  • 16°C minimum night-time temperature in October in Hilo, Big Island16
    16°C min night temperature
  • 12 hours of daylight per day in October in Hilo, Big Island12
    12 hours of daylight per day
  • Moderate heat & humidity in October in Hilo, Big IslandM
    Moderate heat & humidity
  • 248 mm monthly rainfall in October in Hilo, Big Island248
    248 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High) in October in Hilo, Big Island10
    10 (Very High) UV index
  • 26°C sea temperature in October in Hilo, Big Island26
    26°C sea temperature

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Hilo, Big Island weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 23°C in Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii in November based on long-term weather averages. There are 4 hours of sunshine per day on average with 14 days with some rainfall and typically 394 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 23°C maximum daytime temperature in November in Hilo, Big Island23
    23°C max day temperature
  • 4 hours of sunshine per day
  • 14 days with some rainfall in November in Hilo, Big Island14
    14 days with some rainfall
  • 15°C minimum night-time temperature in November in Hilo, Big Island15
    15°C min night temperature
  • 11 hours of daylight per day in November in Hilo, Big Island11
    11 hours of daylight per day
  • Moderate heat & humidity in November in Hilo, Big IslandM
    Moderate heat & humidity
  • 394 mm monthly rainfall in November in Hilo, Big Island394
    394 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High) in November in Hilo, Big Island8
    8 (Very High) UV index
  • 26°C sea temperature in November in Hilo, Big Island26
    26°C sea temperature

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Hilo, Big Island weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 22°C in Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii in December based on long-term weather averages. There are 4 hours of sunshine per day on average with 14 days with some rainfall and typically 294 mm of rainfall in the month.

  • 22°C maximum daytime temperature in December in Hilo, Big Island22
    22°C max day temperature
  • 4 hours of sunshine per day
  • 14 days with some rainfall in December in Hilo, Big Island14
    14 days with some rainfall
  • 14°C minimum night-time temperature in December in Hilo, Big Island14
    14°C min night temperature
  • 11 hours of daylight per day in December in Hilo, Big Island11
    11 hours of daylight per day
  • Low heat & humidity in December in Hilo, Big IslandL
    Low heat & humidity
  • 294 mm monthly rainfall in December in Hilo, Big Island294
    294 mm of monthly rainfall
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High) in December in Hilo, Big Island7
    7 (High) UV index
  • 25°C sea temperature in December in Hilo, Big Island25
    25°C sea temperature

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The climate guide for Hawaii (Hilo, Big Island) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

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Tropical storm risk: Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii hurricane season

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Compare Hilo, Big Island weather with the UK

The weather chart below compares the average monthly maximum daytime temperature for Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii, USA and the UK (London).

Maximum daytime temperature (°C)

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