When to go · Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands in January
Mixed month. Hot, wet and peak cyclone season; flights and boats can stop for days.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Low
- Solomon Islands
- Prices
- Low
- Solomon Islands
Verdict
Hot, wet and peak cyclone season; flights and boats can stop for days.
Weather in January
- 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, Rovianarainy
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.
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's Day
1 Jan
Offices closed; people return from home islands.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Solomon Islands
- Low
- Prices · Solomon Islands
- Low
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
Where to go in January
Better another month
Wet season and cyclone risk; heavy rain, flights delayed.