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Solomon Islands

About 653k people live in Solomon Islands, on 28,450 km² in 10 regions; the capital is Honiara. The highest summit is Mount Popomanaseu (2,335 m).

Best timeJul–Sep
Population653k
Area28k km²
CapitalHoniara
The year in Solomon Islandsweather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec47October
Best timeJul–Sep
Best weather in OctoberGizo 50
October: highs27° – 29°
Rain this month, on average245mm

Mean of its 8 most visited places. Best: Jul–Sep.

Solomon Islands at a glance

The atlas follows 2,527 places here month by month, with 29 mountains and 0 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are July, August and September.

Solomon Islands's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+672%109k in 1950 → 839k in 2025 → 1.31M in 2050
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Solomon Islands · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$2,8002025 · 171/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy70.72024 · 147/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities31 %2025 · 189/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet29 %2024 · 164/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman3.512024 · 42/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover90 %2024 · 5/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Solomon Islands

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

For the beach in August

Places and regions of Solomon Islands

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

10 regions

Solomon Islands from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Solomon Islands
Photo: Kahunapule Michael Johnson from Pukalani, Hawaii, United States of America · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Honiarabest Jun–Aug46Honiara
Photo: RH D 22 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Kirakirabest Jun–Aug47Kirakira
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Norobest Jul–Sep48Noro

Nature in Solomon Islands

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Solomon Islands

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Solomon Islands

0 monuments and 1 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

What's on in Solomon Islands

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Solomon Islands

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Solomon Islands

1 large airports; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsG220 V
Emergency911Calling code +677
TrafficOn the leftside of the road
CurrencySolomon Islands DollarSBD
LanguagesEnglish
Local time02:26Honiara