Windy cities · Hawaii
How windy is Honolulu?
Across a typical year, the wind in Honolulu averages about 10.3 mph.
July is the windiest month, at about 12 mph, and January the calmest, at about 8.4 mph. There’s no wind at all about 6% of the time. That makes it the joint 15th windiest of the 124 US cities we track.
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The strongest average wind in the forecast for the next 48 hours is about 16 mph.
Honolulu averages about 10.3 mph, and July is the windiest month at about 12, so the trade winds handle the air conditioning for free.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
The wind at a glance
| Average wind speed, all year | 10.3 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | July, 12 mph |
| Calmest month | January, 8.4 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 6% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- San Francisco, California: about 10.3 mph
- Dallas, Texas: about 10.4 mph
- Rapid City, South Dakota: about 10.4 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00022521. Average wind speed, not gusts.