Tandai in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Tandai sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 895 mm of rain over about 83 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Fall is Tandai's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. Tandai 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 Tandai's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
27°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
24°C
Rainfall
895 mm
83 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
3.7
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Tandai in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.

A typical fall day in Tandai reaches about 27°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

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Tandai weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) 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 Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Tandai gets around 895 mm of rain over 83 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 8 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min in early March to 11 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Tandai

In seasonPeak

In fall, Tandai overlaps its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tandai 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 fall a good time to visit Tandai?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tandai.

What to pack for Tandai in Fall

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

In fall, Tandai sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 83 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Tandai in Fall

The nearest coast averages about 29°C across fall — 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 Tandai in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages 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 Tandai 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 Tandai?

Tandai sits at 9.4°S, 159.9°E, 65 m above sea level, in Solomon Islands. The nearest listed city is Honiara, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Tandai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tandai has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m around an average of 95 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 Tandai is covered by trees (55%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and water (72%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
296 m
16 km
1,014 m
80 km
2,309 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Honiara 2.0 km · Kola'a 3.0 km · Nggosi 3.0 km · Vura 5.0 km · Panatina 7.0 km · Malango 12 km · Arawa 601 km · Kokopo 1,020 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 Tandai (-9.4467°, 159.9455°, elevation 65 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.