When is the best time to visit Maui?

The best time to visit Maui is between May and October, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

Maui is a warm-year climate with a drier stretch and a wetter one, not four seasons in the European sense. The hot months are the outdoor months until the rain takes over. Maui is a city in United States. This page is about Maui, not a country average.

Most visitors come in the drier stretch and treat the wet months as a different trip: slower days, heavier skies, still warm. The monthly table on this page still owns the averages. This layer is how Maui actually feels.

Part of United States weather.

Maui

Dry season

The drier stretch in Maui is when outdoor days are the default. April, May, June and July sit on that side of the year. Heat is still the point. Rain is not gone, it is no longer in charge.

Maui in United States in these weeks is a warm-weather trip: early starts, shade at midday, evenings outside. It is not a European spring with a light jumper.

Read Maui in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Wet season

The wetter stretch in Maui is still warm. January, February, March and October sit on that side of the year. Days can be heavy. Showers arrive, dump, and often leave the air stickier than before.

This is a slower trip, not a cancelled one. Build indoor hours into the afternoon. Do not treat Maui as closed. Treat it as a place where the sky does more of the talking than it does in the dry months.

Read Maui in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Average weather in Maui

TemperatureRainfall

Source: MeteostatPeriod: 1991-2020Checked: 28 Aug 2026265 places covered

Where to stay in Maui

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FAQs about Maui

Climate averages for Maui, 1991–2020.

The best time to visit Maui is between May and October, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

August is the hottest month, with an average around 27°C.

March is the wettest month, with about 67 mm of rain.

No. These are 1991–2020 climate normals from Meteostat, not a live forecast. Actual weather in any given week can differ.