Weather in May in Guadalcanal
Considering a trip to Guadalcanal this May and wondering about the expected weather conditions? Find all the crucial information you need right here, addressing your question:
What is the weather like in Guadalcanal in May?
Guadalcanal is a region in Solomon Islands. May in Guadalcanal 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
May is a very rainy month with an average rainfall of around 241 mm in Honiara.Average sunshine
The days are mostly sunny, with an average total of around 211 hours of sunshine in Honiara. The sunlight during this month doesn't just make the days brighter, it also seems to make everyone a bit more cheerful.To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Guadalcanal in May, check out the map below. For more details on the yearly weather, visit our Guadalcanal climate page.
Where to go in Guadalcanal in May
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Popular destinations
What is the weather like in May for the most popular destinonation in Guadalcanal?
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.
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Is May the best time to visit Guadalcanal?
Given the typically unpleasant weather conditions in Honiara, May may not be the ideal time to visit Guadalcanal.
Generally speaking, the best visiting conditions can be found in June and August offering mostly tolerable weather in Honiara. On the other hand, the months of January, February, March, April, October, November and December tend to have poor weather conditions.
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