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Honiara, Guadalcanal vs Port Moresby Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea is approximately 1,399 km or 869 mi.
  • To reach Honiara, Guadalcanal in this distance one would set out from Port Moresby bearing 91° or E and follow the great circles arc to approach Honiara, Guadalcanal bearing 88.9° or E .
  • Honiara, Guadalcanal has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) whereas Port Moresby has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry winters (Aw).
  • The average annual temperature is 0.4 °C (0.8°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 1 °C (1.8°F) less in Honiara, Guadalcanal. The continentality subtype is extremely hyperoceanic for both.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 1027 mm (40.4 in) more which is equivalent to 1027 l/m² (25.21 US gal/ft²) or 10,270,000 l/ha (1,097,931 US gal/ac) more. About 1 8/9 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 0.1° higher in Honiara, Guadalcanal than in Port Moresby.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Honiara, Guadalcanal relative to Port Moresby. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Port Moresby vs Honiara, Guadalcanal.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -1 (-2) 0 (0) -1 (-2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) -1 (-2) 0 (0) -1 (-2) -1 (-2) 0 (-1)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +127 (+5) +93 (+4) +192 (+8) +41 (+2) +92 (+4) +66 (+3) +88 (+3) +55 (+2) +42 (+2) +134 (+5) +44 (+2) +53 (+2) +1027 (+40)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +11 (+35) +12 (+42) +14 (+45) +13 (+43) +13 (+42) +10 (+33) +13 (+42) +11 (+35) +11 (+37) +14 (+45) +12 (+40) +12 (+39)   +146 (+40)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -0h 00' -0h 00' -0h 00' +0h 00' +0h 00' +0h 00' +0h 00' +0h 00' +0h 00' -0h 00' -0h 00' -0h 00'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -0.1 +0 +0.1 +0 +0 +0.1 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0   +0.1

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