Stirling Island weather by month & the best time to visit
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Stirling Island is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 65/100), with February and March close behind. Stirling Island averages about 2,318 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 310 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,318
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 65/100
- Rain / year
- 3,800 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Elevation
- 26 m
When is the best time to visit Stirling Island?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Stirling Island is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (65/100, 310 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Stirling Island?
Stirling Island gets a moderate 2,318 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #7 of 20 destinations in Solomon Islands for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,219 hours. The year's 3,800 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 | 310 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 328 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 318 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 274 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 388 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 378 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 380 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 351 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 294 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 295 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 245 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 239 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Stirling Island by month
The sea off Stirling Island 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 · 542 km · best in Sep · 2,179 h sun/yr
- Port Moresby Papua New Guinea · 945 km · best in Jul · 2,354 h sun/yr
- Cairns Australia · 1,497 km · best in Aug · 2,763 h sun/yr
- Luganville Vanuatu · 1,555 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Hamilton Island Australia · 1,606 km · best in Sep · 3,060 h sun/yr
- Townsville Australia · 1,623 km · best in Sep · 3,126 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ballalae Solomon Islands · 59 km · 1,996 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Choiseul Bay Solomon Islands · 121 km · 2,099 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Kieta Papua New Guinea · 125 km · 1,996 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Gizo Solomon Islands · 162 km · 2,355 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Munda Solomon Islands · 213 km · 2,127 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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