Lata, Solomon Islands climate

Af Tropical rainforest

Lata has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical rainforest, Köppen Af). The hottest month is December with an average daily high near 87°F, while the coldest is August averaging around 75°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 129 inches.

☀️ All year

Hot

Daytime highs near 87°F most of the year.

🌙 Nights

Stays warm

Even the coolest nights stay near 75°F.

🌧️ Rain

Very wet

About 129 in of rain a year.

Wettest in March

⛅ Sky & trend

Often grey

Overcast skies dominate much of the year.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Lata climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	87	86	87	87	86	85	84	84	85	86	87	87
Avg temp (°F)	82	81	82	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	81	82
Avg low (°F)	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	76	75	76	76
Precipitation (in)	13.8	—	13.8	10.9	13.5	10.5	9.7	11.3	12.0	13.1	11.0	9.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	87	86	87	87	86	85
Avg temp (°F)	82	81	82	81	81	80
Avg low (°F)	76	76	76	76	76	76
Precipitation (in)	13.8	—	13.8	10.9	13.5	10.5

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	84	84	85	86	87	87
Avg temp (°F)	80	80	80	80	81	82
Avg low (°F)	76	75	76	75	76	76
Precipitation (in)	9.7	11.3	12.0	13.1	11.0	9.5

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	81	81	77	72	72	72	73	72	71	71	72	75
Relative humidity (%)	82	82	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	81	81
Wind speed (mph)	9.0	9.8	9.5	8.9	10.9	12.9	14.2	14.1	13.3	11.7	10.0	8.7

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	81	81	77	72	72	72
Relative humidity (%)	82	82	83	82	82	82
Wind speed (mph)	9.0	9.8	9.5	8.9	10.9	12.9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	73	72	71	71	72	75
Relative humidity (%)	82	82	82	82	81	81
Wind speed (mph)	14.2	14.1	13.3	11.7	10.0	8.7

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 19 years of daily observations at Santa Cruz Island, a weather station, about 3 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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