Weather in Honiara — today
Now in Honiara
☁️
+23°
Overcast
Feels like +27° · humidity 92%
Fri 14.8: +26° / +23°
🕐 07:25
Wind
3 km/h
UV index
0
Air (AQI)
12 · Excellent
Precipitation
100%
Humidity
92%
Pressure
1012 hPa
Sunrise / sunset
06:31 / 18:18
Sea temperature
🌊 +28°
👕 What to wear today
Warm — a T-shirt and light trousers or shorts.
☂️ Take an umbrellaFeels warmer by 4°
Weather for an activity:
Detailed weather information for Honiara
Friday, 14 August, in Honiara (Solomon Islands): partly cloudy, warm. During the day the air will warm up to +26°, at night around +23°. Wind up to 9 km/h. High chance of rain — be sure to take an umbrella or a raincoat. Light summer clothing will do — a T-shirt and shorts or light trousers. The sea has warmed up to +28° — great for swimming. The sun will rise at 06:31 and set at 18:18 — daylight lasts 12 hours.Hourly weather in Honiara
💧 The bars at the bottom show the hourly precipitation probability. Shaded areas of the chart are the dark hours (before sunrise 🌅 and after sunset 🌇).
Weather in Honiara for 14 days
Tap a day to expand it by time of day and open the full forecast. The bar shows the range from the night low (left) to the day high (right).
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Fri 14.8
⛈️
💧 100%
+23° +26°
Morning
⛈️
+24°
Day
⛈️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+25°
Night
🌙
+23°
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Today 15.8
🌦️
💧 83%
+22° +28°
Morning
☁️
+24°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+25°
Night
🌙
+22°
▶
Tomorrow 16.8
⛅
💧 14%
+21° +27°
Morning
☀️
+24°
Day
⛅
+27°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+21°
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Mon 17.8
☁️
💧 67%
+20° +28°
Morning
☁️
+23°
Day
☁️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+20°
▶
Tue 18.8
🌦️
💧 67%
+22° +28°
Morning
🌦️
+24°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+22°
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Wed 19.8
🌦️
💧 90%
+23° +28°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+23°
▶
Thu 20.8
🌦️
💧 67%
+24° +28°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+24°
▶
Fri 21.8
🌦️
💧 73%
+24° +27°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+24°
▶
Sat 22.8
🌦️
💧 75%
+24° +29°
Morning
🌦️
+26°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+24°
▶
Sun 23.8
🌦️
💧 84%
+23° +29°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+23°
▶
Mon 24.8
🌦️
💧 88%
+22° +28°
Morning
🌦️
+24°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+22°
▶
Tue 25.8
🌦️
💧 82%
+23° +28°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+23°
▶
Wed 26.8
🌦️
💧 80%
+23° +29°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+23°
▶
Thu 27.8
⛈️
💧 80%
+23° +29°
Morning
⛈️
+25°
Day
⛈️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+23°
🗺️ Precipitation radar
Precipitation radar (RainViewer) over a clean base map — updates every 5–10 minutes. Colours show nearby precipitation; if there is none, the map is simply clear — that is normal. Zoom with + / −.
Rain intensity:lightmoderateheavy
🎯 What to do in this weather — indices of the day
Comfort score from 0 (bad) to 100 (excellent), calculated from the day's weather. For “rain” and “UV” a percentage/risk level is shown.
🏖️ Beach
5 / 100
for sea and sun · Bad
🏊 Swimming
0 / 100
water 28° · Bad
🏃 Running
0 / 100
comfort for running · Bad
🧴 UV
0%
moderate · low
☂️ Rain
100%
likely · high
✨ Stars
18 / 100
evening visibility · Bad
🧺 Laundry drying
0 / 100
will dry outside · Bad
🚗 Car wash
0 / 100
better to wait · Bad
🌫️ Air quality
12
Excellent air
European AQI
PM2.5: 4PM10: 7O₃: 30NO₂: 1
The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.
🌅 Sun, moon and sea
Sunrise
06:31
Sunset
18:18
Golden hour
17:49
Daylight
12 h (+0 min vs yesterday)
Sea temperature
+28°
Honiara climate by month
Long-term averages. Hover over a bar for details. The forecast for a specific month is a combination of the climate normal and the model forecast for the coming weeks.
+29°
+25°
Jan
+29°
+25°
Feb
+29°
+25°
Mar
+29°
+25°
Apr
+29°
+25°
May
+29°
+25°
Jun
+28°
+25°
Jul
+28°
+25°
Aug
+29°
+25°
Sep
+29°
+25°
Oct
+29°
+25°
Nov
+29°
+25°
Dec
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Bar color shows temperature:frostcoolcomfortablewarmhot— best months to visit
| Month | Day | Night | Sea | Precipitation | What to pack and what makes the month notable (events, nuances) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +29° | +25° | +31° | 353 mm | Warm and comfortable: +29° by day, +25° at night. It's a rainy month (353 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +31° — like a warm bath. The sea is at its warmest of the year this month. |
| February | +29° | +25° | +30° | 345 mm | Gentle warmth — about +29° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (345 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. |
| March | +29° | +25° | +30° | 355 mm | A comfortable month: +29° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (355 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. Statistically the wettest month of the year. |
| April | +29° | +25° | +30° | 293 mm | Warm and comfortable: +29° by day, +25° at night. It's a rainy month (293 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. |
| May | +29° | +25° | +30° | 211 mm | Gentle warmth — about +29° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (211 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. |
| June | +29° | +25° | +30° | 158 mm | A comfortable month: +29° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (158 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. The shortest daylight of the year — it gets dark early. |
| July | +28° | +25° | +29° | 180 mm | Warm and comfortable: +28° by day, +25° at night. It's a rainy month (180 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming. This is the coldest month of the year. |
| August | +28° | +25° | +29° | 171 mm | Gentle warmth — about +28° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (171 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit. |
| September | +29° | +25° | +29° | 186 mm | A comfortable month: +29° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (186 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming. |
| October | +29° | +25° | +30° | 243 mm | Warm and comfortable: +29° by day, +25° at night. It's a rainy month (243 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. |
| November | +29° | +25° | +30° | 269 mm | Gentle warmth — about +29° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (269 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. |
| December | +29° | +25° | +31° | 327 mm | A comfortable month: +29° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (327 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +31° — like a warm bath. This is the hottest month of the year in Honiara. |
When to visit Honiara
✅ Recommended time to visit
🌟 Best time: June, July, August
Daytime air+28…+29°
Sea temperature+29…+30°
Precipitationoften
Why: comfortable +28…+29° by day, little rain, warm sea (+29…30°).
⚠️ Doable, with caveats
🌤️ Shoulder season: January, February, March, April, May, September
Daytime air+29…+29°
Sea temperature+29…+31°
Precipitationoften
Why: noticeable rain risk (186–355 mm/month) — pack an umbrella and backup plans.
🔴 Not the best time
🌤️ Shoulder season: October, November, December
Daytime air+29…+29°
Sea temperature+30…+31°
Precipitationoften
Why: the rainy season (243–327 mm/month) — downpours almost daily.
Bottom line: the best time to visit Honiara is June – August, and the most comfortable months are June, July, August. The toughest months to visit are October, November, December: frequent rain.
🌡️ Today vs the climate normal
Today's high
+26°
Normal for August
+28°
Deviation
2° colder than normal
A year ago on this day
+30°
Record for this date
+30° (2025)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).
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Frequently asked questions about the weather in Honiara
What is the weather in Honiara right now?＋
Overcast, +23°, feels like +27°.
Will it rain in Honiara today?＋
Yes: 100% chance, 46 mm.
When is the best time to visit Honiara?＋
Best time to visit — June – August.
Can you swim in Honiara in summer?＋
In winter the water is around +30° — like a warm bath. In summer the sea warms up to +30°.
What time are sunrise and sunset in Honiara?＋
Sunrise 06:31, sunset 18:18.
Does it snow in Honiara in winter?＋
No, it practically never snows.
What is the climate in Honiara by month?＋
Summers up to +29° in December, winters around +25° in July; the wettest month is March.
Is it cold in Honiara in winter?＋
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.