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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 31°C, while the coldest is August averaging around 24°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 3281 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours 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 (°C) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 351 | — | 351 | 276 | 344 | 267 | 246 | 286 | 304 | 334 | 280 | 242 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 351 | — | 351 | 276 | 344 | 267 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 246 | 286 | 304 | 334 | 280 | 242 |
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 (m/s) | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| 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 (m/s) | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.8 |
| 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 (m/s) | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
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.