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# Weather from late december Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Solomon Islands
noele2909 21:33 UTC 02 Nov 2008 | hi all, just wondering if anyone has travelled to the solomons around late december through to late jan? we are trying to find out if it is the wet season, and if so what the temps are etc? is it generally overcast or sunny? is it a good time to go for just relaxing on the beach? thanks heaps hope to hear from u soon :) |
cbimages 07:32 UTC 03 Nov 2008 | HI there The Solomons covers a big area - so my experience might not be how it is at whatever destiination you have planned. I've spent quite a few Xmas to mid January times at Uepi, in the western province. I love that time of year, although it is usually a bit more humid than mid year. Often, a later afternoon stom can roll in, bring heavy rain & cooling things down. There is generally less wind (the trade winds have finished). As for temps - depends where you are - my 2 Xmases in Honiara - it was very hot, but then I always find Honiara pretty hot anyway. I'm a diver, and love the flat, glassy seas that time of year | 1
watsoff 17:41 UTC 07 Nov 2008 | I found one particular December in Honiara almost unbearably hot and humid, as did my local friends I stay with. Because they had trouble coping I wasn't too disappointed with myself for wimping out and barely moving the whole length of my stay. I agree with cbimages; to me Honiara feels hotter and more humid than anywhere else in the islands. | 2