Weather in Honiara — today
Now in Honiara
⛈️
+25°
Thunderstorm
Feels like +30° · humidity 96%
Today 12.9: +30° / +24°
🕐 16:25
Wind
10 km/h
UV index
3
Air (AQI)
10 · Excellent
Precipitation
98%
Humidity
96%
Pressure
1009 hPa
Sunrise / sunset
06:16 / 18:17
Sea temperature
🌊 +28°
👕 What to wear today
Warm — a T-shirt and light trousers or shorts.
☂️ Take an umbrellaFeels warmer by 5°
Weather for an activity:
Detailed weather information for Honiara
Today, 12 September, Saturday, in Honiara (Solomon Islands): partly cloudy, hot. During the day the air will warm up to +30°, at night around +24°. Wind up to 13 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 06:16 and set at 18:17 — 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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Today 12.9
⛈️
💧 98%
+24° +30°
Morning
⛈️
+26°
Day
⛈️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+24°
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Tomorrow 13.9
🌦️
💧 92%
+23° +31°
Morning
🌤️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+23°
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Mon 14.9
🌦️
💧 89%
+23° +29°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+23°
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Tue 15.9
🌦️
💧 98%
+24° +29°
Morning
🌦️
+26°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+24°
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Wed 16.9
🌦️
💧 100%
+23° +26°
Morning
🌦️
+24°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+25°
Night
🌙
+23°
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Thu 17.9
🌦️
💧 98%
+23° +26°
Morning
🌦️
+24°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+25°
Night
🌙
+23°
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Fri 18.9
🌦️
💧 98%
+23° +28°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+23°
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Sat 19.9
☁️
💧 75%
+23° +27°
Morning
☁️
+24°
Day
☁️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+23°
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Sun 20.9
☁️
💧 22%
+23° +28°
Morning
☁️
+25°
Day
☁️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+23°
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Mon 21.9
☁️
💧 18%
+22° +27°
Morning
☁️
+24°
Day
☁️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+22°
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Tue 22.9
☁️
💧 16%
+21° +27°
Morning
☁️
+23°
Day
☁️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+21°
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Wed 23.9
☁️
💧 33%
+21° +29°
Morning
☁️
+24°
Day
☁️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+21°
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Thu 24.9
☁️
💧 53%
+23° +29°
Morning
☁️
+25°
Day
☁️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+23°
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Fri 25.9
🌦️
💧 63%
+22° +29°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+22°
🗺️ 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
17 / 100
for sea and sun · Bad
🏊 Swimming
0 / 100
water 28° · Bad
🏃 Running
0 / 100
comfort for running · Bad
🧴 UV
27%
moderate · low
☂️ Rain
98%
likely · high
✨ Stars
19 / 100
evening visibility · Bad
🧺 Laundry drying
0 / 100
will dry outside · Bad
🚗 Car wash
0 / 100
better to wait · Bad
🌫️ Air quality
10
Excellent air
European AQI
PM2.5: 2PM10: 3O₃: 23NO₂: 0
The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.
🌅 Sun, moon and sea
Sunrise
06:16
Sunset
18:17
Golden hour
17:49
Daylight
12 h (+1 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
+30°
Normal for September
+29°
Deviation
1° warmer than normal
A year ago on this day
+29°
Record for this date
+31° (2024)
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?＋
Thunderstorm, +25°, feels like +30°.
Will it rain in Honiara today?＋
Yes: 98% chance, 9 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 06:16, sunset 18:17.
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.