1 winHawaii282 sights · 403 eats · 5 regions
6 winsCalifornia4,285 sights · 6,370 eats · 6 regionsHawaii vs California
The verdict
California takes 6 of 7
Warmer winter escape
Hawaii
79°F vs 61°F Dec–Feb avg high
Cooler summer
California
84°F vs 84°F Jun–Aug avg high
Beach trip
California
90 vs 192 beaches
Museum hopping
California
25 vs 384 museums
Great outdoors
California
137 vs 3,364 parks & viewpoints
Foodie weekend
California
403 vs 6,370 notable restaurants
Best in October
California
10% vs 100% of regions in season
Tale of the tape
HawaiiCalifornia
- 2824,285Sights
- 4036,370Restaurants & cafés
- 25384Museums
- 1343,321Parks & nature
- 90192Beaches
- 343Viewpoints
- 56Regions
Weather, month by month
Average daily high across each state's regions, from last year's weather. Hover for details.
| Month | Hawaii | California |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 79 | 61 |
| Feb | 79 | 63 |
| Mar | 80 | 64 |
| Apr | 81 | 71 |
| May | 81 | 78 |
| Jun | 83 | 82 |
| Jul | 84 | 83 |
| Aug | 85 | 87 |
| Sep | 85 | 84 |
| Oct | 84 | 74 |
| Nov | 81 | 66 |
| Dec | 80 | 60 |
Hawaii
- January: Peak season
- February: Peak season
- March: Peak season
- April: Mixed
- May: Good
- June: Mixed
- July: Off season
- August: Mixed
- September: Off season
- October: Mixed
- November: Good
- December: Peak season
California
- January: Mixed
- February: Mixed
- March: Mixed
- April: Peak season
- May: Peak season
- June: Good
- July: Mixed
- August: Good
- September: Mixed
- October: Peak season
- November: Good
- December: Mixed
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