Sola weather by month & the best time to visit
🇻🇺 Vanuatu · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Sola is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 66/100), with February and March close behind. Sola averages about 2,480 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 338 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,480
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 66/100
- Rain / year
- 3,500 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 1k
- Elevation
- 7 m
When is the best time to visit Sola?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Sola is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (66/100, 338 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Sola?
Sola gets a moderate 2,480 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #7 of 16 destinations in Vanuatu for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,396 hours. The year's 3,500 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 | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 338 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 332 mm | 13 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 336 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 397 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 313 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 248 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 66 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 194 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 66 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 190 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 66 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 196 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 66 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 308 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 336 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 312 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Sola by month
The sea off Sola is warmest in February at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in September at 27°C / 81°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
- Luganville Vanuatu · 187 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 436 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
- Nouméa (La Tontouta) New Caledonia · 918 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
- Nouméa New Caledonia · 941 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
- Honiara Solomon Islands · 952 km · best in Sep · 2,179 h sun/yr
- Nadi Fiji · 1,145 km · best in Jul · 2,625 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Olpoi Vanuatu · 156 km · 2,626 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Longana Vanuatu · 168 km · 2,396 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Walaha Vanuatu · 174 km · 2,396 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Pentecost Island Vanuatu · 192 km · 2,324 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Lonorore Vanuatu · 234 km · 2,324 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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