Honiara weather in February

February in Honiara: sweltering, soaked, with clean air — a gamble, with 27 rainy days.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Honiara🇸🇧 Solomon Islands · South Pacific · Island59
  1. 63Jan
  2. 59Feb
  3. 61Mar
  4. 62Apr
  5. 67May
  6. 76Jun
  7. 73Jul
  8. 73Aug
  9. 72Sep
  10. 71Oct
  11. 66Nov
  12. 64Dec

#12 of 12 months in Honiara · #1132 of 1413 destinations to visit in February · comfort 59/100 (tier D)

Days
32°C
Nights
25°C
Wet days
27
Sun
7.8 h
Humidity
90%
Daylight
12 h
Honiara, Solomon Islands
Photo: Kahunapule Michael Johnson from Pukalani, Hawaii · CC BY-SA 2.0

Traveller notes on Honiara in February

Other months in Honiara

There isn't a lot of month-by-month detail in the Solomon Islands forum, but one thread does flag that travelers should weigh whether they're arriving in a windier or rainier stretch of the year before booking, and December falls squarely in the latter. It's the wet season here - expect rain most days, oppressive humidity, and a heat index that climbs well past what the thermometer alone suggests once the tropical sun breaks through between downpours. It's still doable if you don't mind ducking into a café or market stall when the sky opens up, but don't expect long dry stretches.
GuadalcanalDiver · December · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters name June through September as the Solomon Islands' dry season, but are direct that 'dry' is relative here - Honiara is fairly humid year-round and receives rain literally every month, roughly 2 meters of it annually. Posters describe a typical day as mostly sunny with some overcast periods and passing showers, sometimes heavy at night, and note this general pattern holds fairly consistently across the calendar rather than shifting dramatically between wet and dry stretches. Posters generally still rate June as one of the more comfortable months, with the lower humidity of the dry season the main practical upside over the wetter months later in the year.
Tripadvisor community · June · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Honiara climate normals — February

Daytime high32°C / 90°F🔥 sweltering
Nighttime low25°C / 76°F
Feels like (high)38°C / 100°F
Sea temperature31°C / 87°F♨️ bath-warm
Rainfall418 mm / 16.4 in⛈ soaked
Rainy days27 days
Humidity90%💦 very humid
Dew point24°C / 75°F
Sunshine7.8 h/day
Daylight12.4 h
Wind16 km/h / 10 mph
Air quality (US AQI)13🍃 good

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Honiara in February

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Quietone of its worst months for weather(estimated)

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Best months for Honiara's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Fair weatherHoniara's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.

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What's on in Honiara in February

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Hazard

    Cyclone season

    1 Nov – 30 Apr

    The South Pacific season runs November to April and the Solomons sit where a lot of it starts. Domestic flights are the first thing to go and they are the only practical way out of Honiara. Source ↗

  • Season

    Wet season

    MonsoonRisk

    27 rainy days and about 418 mm in the month — the real kind of rainy season, not afternoon showers.

    from the climate normals

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Honiara in February — FAQ

Is February a good time to visit Honiara?
February in Honiara: sweltering, soaked, with clean air — a gamble, with 27 rainy days. It ranks #12 of 12 months for Honiara on SeasonMap's comfort score (59/100).
What is the weather like in Honiara in February?
In February, Honiara averages a daily high of 32.2°C and a low of 24.5°C, with about 417.7 mm of rain over roughly 26.7 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Honiara in February?
Honiara has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 13 in February.