Auki weather by month & the best time to visit
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Auki is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 64/100), with February and March close behind. Auki averages about 2,229 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 290 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,229
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 64/100
- Rain / year
- 2,866 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- Sea level
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When is the best time to visit Auki?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Auki is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (64/100, 290 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Auki?
Auki gets a moderate 2,229 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #8 of 20 destinations in Solomon Islands for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,219 hours. The year's 2,866 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 290 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 309 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 290 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 220 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 200 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 227 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 247 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 64 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 206 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 194 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 232 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 216 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 235 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Auki by month
The sea off Auki is warmest in January at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in August at 29°C / 84°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Honiara Solomon Islands · 106 km · best in Sep · 2,179 h sun/yr
- Luganville Vanuatu · 1,038 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 1,297 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
- Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 1,480 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
- Nouméa (La Tontouta) New Caledonia · 1,594 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
- Nouméa New Caledonia · 1,629 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Manaoba Solomon Islands · 44 km · 2,229 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Marau Solomon Islands · 130 km · 2,179 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Fera Solomon Islands · 138 km · 2,228 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Yandina Solomon Islands · 167 km · 2,360 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Kirakira Solomon Islands · 236 km · 2,210 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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