Honiara weather in July
July in Honiara: sweltering, soaked, with clean air — fine if you can take 24 rainy days.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#2 of 12 months in Honiara · #856 of 1413 destinations to visit in July · comfort 73/100 (tier B)
- Days
- 32°C
- Nights
- 24°C
- Wet days
- 24
- Sun
- 9.2 h
- Humidity
- 87%
- Daylight
- 12 h
Traveller notes on Honiara in July
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.
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.
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Honiara climate normals — July
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Honiara in July
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.
BusyIndependence Day, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
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.
What's on in Honiara in July
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Season
Clearer water on Iron Bottom Sound
1 Apr – 30 Nov · usuallyDive seasonThe drier half of the year settles the run-off and the wrecks off the Guadalcanal shore come back into view — the Bonegi ships are a walk-in from the road. Boats to the deeper sound still need a flat morning.
- Holiday
Independence Day
7 JulNational holidayCrowdedClosures7 July brings provincial dance groups into Honiara for the parade and the ground fills for the day. Shops and offices shut and transport around the capital is whatever you can flag down. Source ↗
- Season
Wet season
MonsoonRisk24 rainy days and about 232 mm in the month — the real kind of rainy season, not afternoon showers.
from the climate normals
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Honiara in July — FAQ
- Is July a good time to visit Honiara?
- July in Honiara: sweltering, soaked, with clean air — fine if you can take 24 rainy days. It ranks #2 of 12 months for Honiara on SeasonMap's comfort score (73/100).
- What is the weather like in Honiara in July?
- In July, Honiara averages a daily high of 32°C and a low of 23.8°C, with about 231.9 mm of rain over roughly 23.7 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Honiara in July?
- Honiara has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 16 in July.