Lahaina weather in January

In January, Lahaina sees average daytime highs of 74°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 1.7 in of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 74°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Lahaina's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lahaina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
74°
10th warmest
Overnight low
71°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
1.7 in
5.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:10 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
31%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Lahaina is census designated place in West Maui, Maui County, Hawaii, United States.

Density
486/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 74°F through the month.

A typical January day in Lahaina reaches about 74°F in the afternoon and slips back to 71°F overnight — a 3°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 72°F and 76°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Lahaina weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan74° / 71°1.75.410.98.2
Feb74° / 71°1.14.211.38.2
Mar74° / 71°1.54.311.98.2
Apr75° / 72°0.6212.58.6
May77° / 73°0.21.4138.7
Jun78° / 74°0.10.313.28.7
Jul79° / 75°0.10.413.18.6
Aug80° / 76°0.20.812.78.5
Sep80° / 76°0.10.712.18.6
Oct79° / 76°0.51.811.58.3
Nov77° / 74°1.02.9118.3
Dec76° / 73°1.84.510.88.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28317
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lahaina gets around 1.7 in of rain over 5.4 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2016
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 46% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
101033552
201033552
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Wind in January

Winds average 13 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 mph on the calmest days to 13 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
113breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:075:52
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510.87:085:55
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 4.48 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Lahaina

In seasonPeak

None of Lahaina's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Lahaina sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Pacific hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Dec

Is January a good time to visit Lahaina?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Lahaina for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lahaina in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Lahaina sees daytime highs around 74°F and nights near 71°F. Worth packing: light clothes and a windbreaker. About 5 days see rain.

light clothesa windbreaker

Sea temperature near Lahaina in January

The nearest coast averages about 76°F in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 80°F and coldest in February near 75°F.

The water stays above 68°F all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

74°76°78°80°82°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan76Warm
Feb75Warm
Mar75Warm
Apr76Warm
May77Warm
Jun78Warm
Jul79Warm
Aug80Warm
Sep80Warm
Oct80Warm
Nov79Warm
Dec77Warm

UV index in Lahaina in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lahaina peaks around July 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High
Location & terrain

Where is Lahaina?

Lahaina sits at 20.9°N, 156.7°W, 0 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Wailuku, 11 mi away.

Topography around Lahaina

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Lahaina.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lahaina has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 948 ft around an average of 118 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,751 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,977 ft.

The land around Lahaina is covered by water (54%) and grassland (32%) within 2 miles, water (62%) within 10 miles, and water (82%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
948 ft
10 miles
5,751 ft
50 miles
9,977 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Wailuku 11 mi · Kahului 14 mi · Kīhei 17 mi · Hawai‘i Kai 72 mi · East Honolulu 73 mi · Niu Valley 74 mi · Kuliouou - Kalani Iki 75 mi · Kailua 78 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Lahaina (20.8753°, -156.6798°, elevation 0 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).