Kirakira weather by month & the best time to visit
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Kirakira is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 66/100), with September and January close behind. Kirakira averages about 2,210 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 139 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,210
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 66/100
- Rain / year
- 2,435 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 2k
- Elevation
- 7 m
When is the best time to visit Kirakira?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kirakira is August, then September and January. The dullest month is January (64/100, 259 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kirakira?
Kirakira gets a moderate 2,210 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 2 Sunshine Score points separate August from January. It ranks #11 of 20 destinations in Solomon Islands for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,219 hours. The year's 2,435 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 | 27° / 81°F | 259 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 287 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 263 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 220 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 185 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 176 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 64 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 178 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 139 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 145 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 188 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 177 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 218 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Kirakira by month
The sea off Kirakira is warmest in January at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in June 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 · 232 km · best in Sep · 2,179 h sun/yr
- Luganville Vanuatu · 805 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 1,062 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
- Nouméa (La Tontouta) New Caledonia · 1,366 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
- Nouméa New Caledonia · 1,400 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
- Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 1,611 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Santa Ana Solomon Islands · 75 km · 2,181 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Marau Solomon Islands · 134 km · 2,179 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Rennell Solomon Islands · 235 km · 2,343 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Auki Solomon Islands · 236 km · 2,229 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Anua Solomon Islands · 248 km · 2,394 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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