In July, typical afternoon highs at Pearl Harbor (USS Arizona) run around 86°F (hot). Mid-afternoon sun stands about 57° high, and the sun is up from 5:58 AM to 7:16 PM. Monument plazas are mostly open pavement, so natural shade is scarce and timing matters.
See live sun & real shadows here →| January | 80°F |
| February | 81°F |
| March | 82°F |
| April | 82°F |
| May | 84°F |
| June | 85°F |
| July | 86°F |
| August | 88°F |
| September | 87°F |
| October | 86°F |
| November | 84°F |
| December | 81°F |
Monument plazas are mostly open pavement, so natural shade is scarce and timing matters. See real building shadows over satellite imagery for any time of day: https://isthereshade.com/?anywhere&at=21.36709,-157.93857
Around 7:16 PM local time in mid-July (it shifts through the year). Sunrise is about 5:58 AM.
Pearl Harbor (USS Arizona) · Honolulu, HI. Data: exact sun position; climate normals from historical weather; live forecast on the interactive view.
Open water surrounds the USS Arizona Memorial, and there is no getting around the sun out there. You reach the memorial by boat, and the structure itself and the visitor center grounds sit exposed to a tropical sky. As a monument on the water in Honolulu, this is a place where the sun is a year-round constant rather than a summer spike: afternoon highs hold near 86°F in July and creep to about 88°F in August, but every month of the year sits in the 80s. There is no cool season to wait for, only cooler hours of the day.
The memorial spans the sunken hull with open sides and open water all around, so light comes at you directly and off the harbor surface both. At 3 PM in high summer the sun stands about 57 degrees high on a nearly due-west bearing near 277 degrees, and Hawaii's low latitude keeps it high and strong through the middle of the day. The visitor center grounds have some covered walkways and shaded spots to wait for your boat, but out on the memorial itself you are in the open. Reflection off Pearl Harbor's water adds to the exposure, so glare and UV matter as much as the temperature.
Sunrise in July comes near 5:58 AM and sunset around 7:16 PM, a shorter day than the mainland at this latitude, with the sun climbing high fast.
Because the climate barely changes across the year, there is no shoulder-season relief the way there is on the mainland. Every month runs warm and humid, so the play is always to go early in the day rather than early in the season. Midday delivers the strongest sun and the busiest boats both.
The visit is quiet and reverent, and much of it is spent standing still, on the boat, then on the open platform above the hull. That stillness in full tropical sun is what to plan for: hydrate before you board, wear a hat, and keep to the visitor center's shaded areas while you wait. The memorial itself gives you the water, the view, and the sun, all unshaded.
To see how the sun falls across the harbor and the visitor center grounds at your planned hour, open the satellite shadow view before you go.