Nggosi in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Nggosi sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 564 mm of rain over about 75 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Winter is Nggosi's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. Nggosi has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Nggosi's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
26°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
564 mm
75 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
4.2
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Nggosi in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C.

A typical winter day in Nggosi reaches about 26°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

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Nggosi weather by month

How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Nggosi gets around 564 mm of rain over 75 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 11 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min in early June to 11 h 48 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Nggosi

In seasonPeak

None of Nggosi's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Nggosi sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
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Jun
Jul
Aug
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Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Nggosi?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Nggosi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nggosi in Winter

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

In winter, Nggosi sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 23°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 75 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Nggosi in Winter

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

The sea offshore 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 Nggosi in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nggosi 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 Nggosi?

Nggosi sits at 9.4°S, 159.9°E, 27 m above sea level, in Solomon Islands. The nearest listed city is Honiara, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Nggosi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nggosi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 872 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,309 m.

The land around Nggosi is covered by trees (47%) and water (36%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and water (36%) within 16 km, and water (73%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
284 m
16 km
872 m
80 km
2,309 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Honiara 3.0 km · Tandai 3.0 km · Kola'a 6.0 km · Vura 8.0 km · Panatina 9.0 km · Malango 15 km · Arawa 597 km · Kokopo 1,016 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 Nggosi (-9.4306°, 159.921°, elevation 27 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.