Kola'a weather in November

In November, Kola'a sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 287 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of November to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Kola'a's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kola'a's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 287 mm; 26.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:52 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover: 80%; 7th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

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Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical November day in Kola'a reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	23
2	27	23
3	27	23
4	27	23
5	27	23
6	27	23
7	27	23
8	27	23
9	27	23
10	27	23
11	27	23
12	27	23
13	27	23
14	27	23
15	27	23
16	27	24
17	27	24
18	27	24
19	27	24
20	27	24
21	27	24
22	27	24
23	27	24
24	27	24
25	27	24
26	27	24
27	27	24
28	27	24
29	27	24
30	27	24

Kola'a weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 24°	367	28.4	12.5	3.6
Feb	27° / 24°	349	26.1	12.3	3.6
Mar	27° / 24°	366	28.6	12.1	3.6
Apr	27° / 24°	301	27.4	11.8	3.7
May	27° / 24°	228	27.1	11.6	3.9
Jun	26° / 24°	172	24.8	11.5	4.1
Jul	26° / 23°	203	25.2	11.5	4.3
Aug	26° / 23°	189	24.9	11.7	4.3
Sep	26° / 23°	209	24.6	11.9	4.2
Oct	26° / 23°	271	27.3	12.2	3.9
Nov	27° / 23°	287	26.9	12.4	3.8
Dec	27° / 24°	337	27.7	12.5	3.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	20	19	18	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	18
Cloudier (%)	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	80	81	82	83	83	83	84	84	85	85	85	85	86	85	85	84	84	84	84	83	82

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	20	80
11	19	81
12	18	82
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	16	84
17	16	84
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	14	86
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	17	83
30	18	82

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Kola'a gets around 287 mm of rain over 26.9 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 89% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	90
14	90
15	90
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	89
24	89
25	89
26	88
27	88
28	88
29	88
30	88

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the oppressive band about 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Muggy (%)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Oppressive (%)	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98

Wind in November

Winds average 7 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
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7	8	calm
8	8	calm
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11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
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25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of November to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:25 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54
Sunset (PM)	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:53	6:14
2	12.3	5:53	6:14
3	12.4	5:53	6:14
4	12.4	5:53	6:15
5	12.4	5:53	6:15
6	12.4	5:53	6:15
7	12.4	5:53	6:15
8	12.4	5:52	6:16
9	12.4	5:52	6:16
10	12.4	5:52	6:16
11	12.4	5:52	6:17
12	12.4	5:52	6:17
13	12.4	5:52	6:17
14	12.4	5:52	6:18
15	12.4	5:52	6:18
16	12.4	5:52	6:19
17	12.4	5:52	6:19
18	12.5	5:52	6:19
19	12.5	5:52	6:20
20	12.5	5:52	6:20
21	12.5	5:53	6:21
22	12.5	5:53	6:21
23	12.5	5:53	6:21
24	12.5	5:53	6:22
25	12.5	5:53	6:22
26	12.5	5:53	6:23
27	12.5	5:54	6:23
28	12.5	5:54	6:24
29	12.5	5:54	6:24
30	12.5	5:54	6:25

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.62 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — November's 5.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.6	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Kola'a

In seasonPeak

In November, Kola'a sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Cyclone

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is November a good time to visit Kola'a?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kola'a.

What to pack for Kola'a in November

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

In November, Kola'a sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 23°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Kola'a in November

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in November — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	28	29	29	29	30
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	30	Tropical
Feb	30	Tropical
Mar	30	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	28	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	30	Tropical

UV index in Kola'a in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 14 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	16	17	14	12	10	10	12	15	15	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

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

trees 33%

16 km

1,014 m

trees 55%

80 km

2,309 m

water 73%

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← October Kola'a year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	23
2	27	23
3	27	23
4	27	23
5	27	23
6	27	23
7	27	23
8	27	23
9	27	23
10	27	23
11	27	23
12	27	23
13	27	23
14	27	23
15	27	23
16	27	24
17	27	24
18	27	24
19	27	24
20	27	24
21	27	24
22	27	24
23	27	24
24	27	24
25	27	24
26	27	24
27	27	24
28	27	24
29	27	24
30	27	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	20	80
11	19	81
12	18	82
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	16	84
17	16	84
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	14	86
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	17	83
30	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	90
14	90
15	90
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	89
24	89
25	89
26	88
27	88
28	88
29	88
30	88

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	23
2	27	23
3	27	23
4	27	23
5	27	23
6	27	23
7	27	23
8	27	23
9	27	23
10	27	23
11	27	23
12	27	23
13	27	23
14	27	23
15	27	23
16	27	24
17	27	24
18	27	24
19	27	24
20	27	24
21	27	24
22	27	24
23	27	24
24	27	24
25	27	24
26	27	24
27	27	24
28	27	24
29	27	24
30	27	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	20	80
11	19	81
12	18	82
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	16	84
17	16	84
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	14	86
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	17	83
30	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	90
14	90
15	90
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	89
24	89
25	89
26	88
27	88
28	88
29	88
30	88

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	23
2	27	23
3	27	23
4	27	23
5	27	23
6	27	23
7	27	23
8	27	23
9	27	23
10	27	23
11	27	23
12	27	23
13	27	23
14	27	23
15	27	23
16	27	24
17	27	24
18	27	24
19	27	24
20	27	24
21	27	24
22	27	24
23	27	24
24	27	24
25	27	24
26	27	24
27	27	24
28	27	24
29	27	24
30	27	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	20	80
11	19	81
12	18	82
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	16	84
17	16	84
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	14	86
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	17	83
30	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	90
14	90
15	90
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	89
24	89
25	89
26	88
27	88
28	88
29	88
30	88

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98