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Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site visitation by month and year

March is the busiest month at Puʻukoholā Heiau, when the average temperature nearby is 77 degrees. September is the quietest, and the average temperature then is 81 degrees. The gap between them is narrow, 2,798 against 1,622. The peak sits well away from the warmest month, which is August. Annual visits fell 83.5 percent, from 133,573 in 2019 to 21,978 in 2025.

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Visits by month, with temperature and precipitation

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, Puʻukoholā Heiau07001.4k2.1k2.8kJanuary: 2,302 visits on average, 75.2°FJanFebruary: 2,695 visits on average, 75.3°FFebMarch: 2,798 visits on average, 76.6°FMarApril: 2,453 visits on average, 77.9°FAprMay: 2,233 visits on average, 78.9°FMayJune: 2,026 visits on average, 80.3°FJunJuly: 2,126 visits on average, 81.4°FJulAugust: 2,061 visits on average, 81.9°FAugSeptember: 1,622 visits on average, 81.3°FSepOctober: 1,788 visits on average, 80.6°FOctNovember: 1,739 visits on average, 79.3°FNovDecember: 1,878 visits on average, 77.0°FDecJanuary: 75.2°F averageFebruary: 75.3°F averageMarch: 76.6°F averageApril: 77.9°F averageMay: 78.9°F averageJune: 80.3°F averageJuly: 81.4°F averageAugust: 81.9°F averageSeptember: 81.3°F averageOctober: 80.6°F averageNovember: 79.3°F averageDecember: 77.0°F average70°F80°F90°FVisitsRain, inches0.0 in1.0 in2.0 inJanuary: 1.52 in precipitationFebruary: 0.71 in precipitationMarch: 0.92 in precipitationApril: 0.36 in precipitationMay: 0.54 in precipitationJune: 0.63 in precipitationJuly: 0.21 in precipitationAugust: 0.80 in precipitationSeptember: 0.64 in precipitationOctober: 0.75 in precipitationNovember: 0.68 in precipitationDecember: 1.21 in precipitation
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Puukohola Heiau 98.1, under a mile from the park's reference point at 133 feet, station USC00518422 in the NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals. The lower panel is monthly rain from the same station, which records under an inch of snow a year.

Annual visits, 1979 to 2025

Annual recreation visits, Puʻukoholā Heiau050k100k150k198019902000201020201979: 21,7371980: 21,6061981: 24,8881982: 33,7061983: 40,7191984: 44,9531985: 48,0141986: 56,4241987: 54,9451988: 53,2481989: 59,7541990: 63,3981991: 70,5141992: 48,7921993: 42,9451994: 44,2951995: 45,6491996: 46,5931997: 46,5841998: 57,3641999: 58,3172000: 54,2562001: 54,7452002: 60,8512003: 103,0402004: 101,0922005: 112,1372006: 98,0262007: 104,9072008: 92,5842009: 99,0422010: 129,8862011: 133,3062012: 134,4032013: 125,6452014: 134,7342015: 139,5862016: 138,5652017: 147,2592018: 145,5852019: 133,5732020: 23,9702021: 24,3262022: 31,6022023: 23,1972024: 27,5072025: 21,9782025: 22k
Recreation visits per calendar year. A year with a missing month is left blank rather than estimated.

The last ten years

YearRecreation visitsChange on prior year
202521,978-20.1%
202427,507+18.6%
202323,197-26.6%
202231,602+29.9%
202124,326+1.5%
202023,970-82.1%
2019133,573-8.3%
2018145,585-1.1%
2017147,259+6.3%
2016138,565-0.7%

Visitation at other parks

Source: NPS Visitor Use Statistics, monthly recreation visits, as compiled for Publicopia Labs. A year is shown only when all twelve months were reported. Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals are the 1991 to 2020 monthly averages published by NOAA NCEI for station USC00518422, 133 feet above sea level. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.