Kola'a weather in June

In June, Kola'a sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 172 mm of rain across 24.8 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of June to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kola'a's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kola'a's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
172 mm
24.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:37 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
76%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical June day in Kola'a reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

20°23°25°28°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12724
22724
32724
42724
52724
62724
72624
82624
92624
102624
112624
122624
132624
142624
152624
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282623
292623
302623

Kola'a weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 24°36728.412.53.6
Feb27° / 24°34926.112.33.6
Mar27° / 24°36628.612.13.6
Apr27° / 24°30127.411.83.7
May27° / 24°22827.111.63.9
Jun26° / 24°17224.811.54.1
Jul26° / 23°20325.211.54.3
Aug26° / 23°18924.911.74.3
Sep26° / 23°20924.611.94.2
Oct26° / 23°27127.312.23.9
Nov27° / 23°28726.912.43.8
Dec27° / 24°33727.712.53.8

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52575
62575
72674
82575
92575
102674
112575
122674
132674
142773
152773
162773
172773
182872
192872
202773
212773
222773
232773
242674
252575
262575
272476
282476
292476
302575

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kola'a gets around 172 mm of rain over 24.8 wet days in June, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 83% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
186
286
386
485
584
684
783
882
982
1081
1181
1281
1381
1481
1581
1681
1781
1881
1982
2082
2183
2283
2384
2484
2585
2685
2785
2885
2985
3085

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1298
2298
3397
4397
5397
6496
7496
8595
9595
10595
11595
12694
13694
14595
15595
16595
17595
18595
19595
20595
21496
22496
23496
24496
25496
26496
27496
28496
29496
30496

Wind in June

Winds average 10 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
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2511calm
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2711calm
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3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of June to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:336:02
211.56:336:02
311.56:336:02
411.56:346:02
511.56:346:03
611.56:346:03
711.56:346:03
811.56:356:03
911.56:356:03
1011.56:356:03
1111.56:366:03
1211.56:366:03
1311.56:366:03
1411.56:366:04
1511.56:376:04
1611.56:376:04
1711.56:376:04
1811.56:376:04
1911.46:376:04
2011.46:386:05
2111.46:386:05
2211.46:386:05
2311.46:386:05
2411.46:396:06
2511.46:396:06
2611.46:396:06
2711.56:396:06
2811.56:396:06
2911.56:396:07
3011.56:406:07

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in November across the year — June's 4.17 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Kola'a

In seasonPeak

None of Kola'a's seasonal hazards are active in June. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kola'a sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Kola'a?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Kola'a for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kola'a in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Kola'a sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 24°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Kola'a in June

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in January at about 30°C and coldest in August near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan30Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Kola'a in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kola'a peaks around March 13 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 13UV 17Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kola'a?

Kola'a sits at 9.4°S, 160.0°E, 45 m above sea level, in Solomon Islands. The nearest listed city is Vura, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Kola'a

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kola'a.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kola'a has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m around an average of 56 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,014 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,309 m.

The land around Kola'a is covered by trees (33%), water (29%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and water (38%) within 16 km, and water (73%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
285 m
16 km
1,014 m
80 km
2,309 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Vura 2.0 km · Honiara 2.0 km · Tandai 3.0 km · Panatina 4.0 km · Nggosi 6.0 km · Malango 9.0 km · Arawa 602 km · Kokopo 1,022 km

Solomon Islands travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 75% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,086
2025
Homicide rate
3.7
per 100k, 2008
Road deaths
16.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 73%Roman Catholic 20%other 4%other Christian 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kola'a (-9.4411°, 159.97°, elevation 45 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).