Gizo weather by month & the best time to visit
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Gizo is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 65/100), with February and March close behind. Gizo averages about 2,355 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 315 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,355
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 65/100
- Rain / year
- 3,448 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Gizo?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Gizo is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (65/100, 315 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Gizo?
Gizo gets a moderate 2,355 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #4 of 20 destinations in Solomon Islands for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,219 hours. The year's 3,448 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 | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 315 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 353 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 313 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 262 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 308 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 295 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 326 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 273 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 272 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 278 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 224 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 229 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Gizo by month
The sea off Gizo 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 · 381 km · best in Sep · 2,179 h sun/yr
- Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 1,070 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
- Luganville Vanuatu · 1,395 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Cairns Australia · 1,551 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
- Hamilton Island Australia · 1,607 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 1,636 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Munda Solomon Islands · 51 km · 2,127 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Ramata Solomon Islands · 86 km · 2,127 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Kagau Island Solomon Islands · 117 km · 2,201 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Stirling Island Solomon Islands · 162 km · 2,318 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Choiseul Bay Solomon Islands · 163 km · 2,099 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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