When to go · Honiara
Honiara in January
Avoid month. Wet season and cyclone risk; heavy rain, flights delayed.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 31°C88°F / 24°C75°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 20
- Crowds
- Low
- Solomon Islands overall
- Prices
- Low
- Solomon Islands overall
Verdict
Wet season and cyclone risk; heavy rain, flights delayed.
Weather in January
- HoniaraHighs around 31 °C, lows around 24 °C, rain on about 20 daysHighs around 88 °F, lows around 75 °F, rain on about 20 days
- Guadalcanal north coast, Solomon Islands · Honiara, the war sites, Bonegirainy
Honiara lies in the lee of the mountains and is drier than most of the country; December–March is hot, humid and the peak of the cyclone season.
Wet season season
Green and quiet; fewer visitors
Watch: Cyclone risk, flooded roads and flight delays.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
New Year
1 January · Nationwide
Public holiday; shops close
Cyclone and wet season
Nov to Apr
Heavy rain, flight delays and road flooding.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Solomon Islands overall
- Low
- Prices · Solomon Islands overall
- Low
Solomon Islands overall: Hot, wet and peak cyclone season; flights and boats can stop for days.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast