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Travel guide > Oceania > Climate and weather of the Solomon Islands
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The Solomon Islands have a tropical climate with a rainy season and a dry season.
Temperatures are high throughout the year (30° during the daytime, 22° at night). Rainfall varies between 3 000 and 5 000 mm per year depending on the islands. Sunshine is moderate (six to eight hours per day). Cyclones sometimes reach the archipelago.
Rainy season (December to May)
Temperatures are stable (30°) and rainfall is abundant (the rains, often short and torrential, usually fall in the afternoon).
Dry season (June to November)
Temperatures are constant (30°) and rainfall is high.
| When to go to the Solomon Islands (pleasant climate) |
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The climate of the Solomon Islands is pleasant during the following months :
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August |
September |
October |
November |
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Average temperatures and rainfall
 Auki
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
31° |
30° |
30° |
30° |
30° |
30° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
23° |
23° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
29° |
29° |
30° |
30° |
30° |
30° |
min |
23° |
22° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
24° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
390 |
380 |
430 |
250 |
220 |
170 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
240 |
230 |
220 |
230 |
230 |
290 |
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Gizo
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
30° |
min |
25° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
30° |
30° |
29° |
30° |
31° |
31° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
320 |
310 |
250 |
330 |
310 |
150 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
110 |
370 |
460 |
330 |
190 |
280 |
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Honiara (Capital of the Solomon Islands)
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
min |
23° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
min |
23° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
270 |
280 |
350 |
230 |
120 |
90 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
90 |
90 |
90 |
140 |
130 |
220 |
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Kirakira
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
min |
23° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
30° |
30° |
30° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
min |
22° |
22° |
22° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
340 |
350 |
380 |
310 |
280 |
230 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
330 |
340 |
250 |
250 |
230 |
290 |
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Tulagi
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
32° |
32° |
32° |
32° |
31° |
31° |
min |
25° |
25° |
25° |
25° |
25° |
25° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
31° |
31° |
31° |
31° |
32° |
32° |
min |
25° |
25° |
25° |
25° |
25° |
25° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
360 |
400 |
30 |
20 |
200 |
170 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
190 |
220 |
200 |
220 |
250 |
260 |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Solomon Islands are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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The Solomon Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu.
Capital: Honiara
Area: 28 000 km²
Population: 550 000 inhabitants
Language: English
Currency: Solomon Islands dollar
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