Map of Hilo, United States

Hilo is a city in Hawaii, United States, with a population of about 43,263. It lies at 19.7299°N, 155.0907°W, about 18 m above sea level. Hilo is about 7,637 km (4,745 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is East Honolulu, 324 km to the northwest.

Hilo at a glance

Where is Hilo?

• The 4th largest city in Hawaii on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 56 min on the shortest day to 13 h 19 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Hilo

• East Honolulu — 324 km northwest
• Kailua — 333 km northwest
• Honolulu — 337 km northwest
• Kaneohe — 338 km northwest
• Pearl City — 353 km northwest
• Waipahu — 355 km northwest

Largest cities in Hawaii

• Honolulu — 350,964
• East Honolulu — 49,914
• Pearl City — 47,698
• Kailua — 38,635
• Waipahu — 38,216
• Kaneohe — 34,597

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.