Best Month to Visit Oahu
Editor's seasonal guidance
Best: April-October (dry season), November-February (North Shore big waves)
Tropical oceanic with consistent trade winds
Oahu offers both urban and wild photography opportunities. The North Shore faces northwest, making it ideal for dramatic winter wave photography at sunset. The south shore (Waikiki) is sheltered and consistently sunny. Windward (east) Oahu receives more rain but produces dramatic cloud formations over the Ko'olau Mountains.
- Typically sunnier
- May, June, July, August
- Typically wetter
- November, December, January, February
Qualitative editorial guidance, not measured climate normals. This site does not currently publish monthly temperature or rainfall averages because it has no verified climate dataset.
Daylight through the year in Oahu
Daylight, midday sun angle and golden-hour length calculated for Oahu's own coordinates (21.44° N, 158.00° W) on the 15th of each month. These are solar geometry, not climate averages.
| Month | Daylight | Sun at solar noon | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11 h 0 min | 47° | 47 min |
| February | 11 h 24 min | 55° | 44 min |
| March | 12 h 0 min | 66° | 43 min |
| April | 12 h 36 min | 78° | 44 min |
| May | 13 h 12 min | 87° | 46 min |
| June | 13 h 24 min | 88° | 47 min |
| July | 13 h 18 min | 90° | 47 min |
| August | 12 h 54 min | 82° | 44 min |
| September | 12 h 12 min | 71° | 43 min |
| October | 11 h 36 min | 59° | 44 min |
| November | 11 h 6 min | 49° | 46 min |
| December | 10 h 48 min | 45° | 48 min |
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