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Weather in May in Solomon Islands

Are you planning a trip a to Solomon Islands in May and wondering what kind of weather to expect? This page has all the details you need.

What is the weather like in Solomon Islands in May?

May in Solomon Islands generally has warm temperatures, with heavy precipitation.

Temperatures

You can expect warm maximum daytime temperatures of around 28°C and nighttime temperatures around 24°C in Honiara.

Precipitation

In May, precipitation varies across different areas. From heavy rainfall in Honiara with an average of 241 mm to heavy rainfall in Gizo with 284 mm.

Average sunshine

The city Honiara usually sees around 211 hours of sunlight, indicating many sunny days.

To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Solomon Islands in May, check out the map below. For more details on the yearly weather, visit our Solomon Islands climate page.

Where to go in Solomon Islands in May

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Solomon Islands on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in May for the 3 most popular destinations in Solomon Islands?

Honiara

In May Honiara generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 28°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 24°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Honiara
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   April April
<<  
29°C 
24°C 
193 hours 
321 mm 
17 days 
poor 
28°C 
24°C 
211 hours 
241 mm 
16 days 
June   >> June
>>  
28°C 
24°C 
199 hours 
195 mm 
13 days 
Climate in Honiara

Gizo

In May Gizo generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 29°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 26°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Gizo
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   April April
<<  
29°C 
26°C 
312 mm 
20 days 
poor 
29°C 
26°C 
284 mm 
21 days 
poor 
June   >> June
>>  
29°C 
26°C 
289 mm 
19 days 
poor 
Climate in Gizo

Munda

In May Munda generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 29°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 26°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Munda
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   April April
<<  
30°C 
26°C 
331 mm 
19 days 
poor 
29°C 
26°C 
278 mm 
20 days 
poor 
June   >> June
>>  
29°C 
26°C 
267 mm 
18 days 
poor 
Climate in Munda

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Solomon Islands.

Is May the best time to visit Solomon Islands?

In our opinion, May may not be the ideal time to visit Solomon Islands due to the typically unpleasant weather in Honiara.

Generally speaking, the best visiting conditions can be found in June and August offering mostly tolerable weather in Honiara. The weather in January, February, March, April, October, November and December, on the other hand, tends to be poor.

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