Solomon Islands in December

Hot and wetter; people travel home for Christmas and seats fill.

• Guadalcanal north coast · 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.

• Western Province · Munda, Gizo, Marovo Lagoon, Rovianafine

  Rain in every month with short showers; visibility for diving is often best from August to December (check with your dive shop).

• Malaita and the outer islands · Auki, Langa Langa, Rennell, Temoturainy

  Very wet on the windward coasts; shipping and flights stop in bad weather.

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.

• Provincial Second Appointed Days

  Provincial days (various dates)

  Each province has a holiday (e.g. Guadalcanal 1 Aug, Western 7 Dec — check); local offices close.

• Christmas and National Day of Thanksgiving

  25–26 Dec

  People travel home; flights and ships full; services slow until early January.

Crowds · Solomon Islands

Medium

Prices · Solomon Islands

Medium

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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