Marau weather by month & the best time to visit
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Marau is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 66/100), with August and January close behind. Marau averages about 2,179 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 140 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,179
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 66/100
- Rain / year
- 2,498 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Marau?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Marau is September, then August and January. The dullest month is January (64/100, 273 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Marau?
Marau gets a moderate 2,179 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 2 Sunshine Score points separate September from January. It ranks #15 of 20 destinations in Solomon Islands for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,219 hours. The year's 2,498 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 | 273 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 296 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 273 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 229 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 204 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 170 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 64 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 176 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 144 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 140 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 64 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 191 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 176 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 226 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Marau by month
The sea off Marau is warmest in January at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in July 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 · 97 km · best in Sep · 2,179 h sun/yr
- Luganville Vanuatu · 935 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 1,189 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
- Nouméa (La Tontouta) New Caledonia · 1,468 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
- Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 1,492 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
- Nouméa New Caledonia · 1,504 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Auki Solomon Islands · 130 km · 2,229 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Kirakira Solomon Islands · 134 km · 2,210 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Manaoba Solomon Islands · 171 km · 2,229 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Anua Solomon Islands · 196 km · 2,394 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Yandina Solomon Islands · 196 km · 2,360 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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