Malango climate — normals and trends
Malango (Solomon Islands) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 3,231 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is January (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Malango averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 327 rainy days per year.
Malango has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.4 °C (on 17 February 2024) and the coldest 19.3 °C (on 6 August 1972).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
MalangoGuadalcanal Province
- coords
- -9.42°, 160.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.5°C
Average daily high
26.3°C
Average daily low
23.3°C
Annual rainfall
3,231mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
88%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
0.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
327 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.1 °C
Average feels-like low
26.9 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
29.4 °C
17 February 2024
Coldest day
19.3 °C
6 August 1972
Wettest day
196 mm
8 March 2015
Windiest day
53.4 km/h
24 January 1952
Strongest gust
135.7 km/h
24 January 1952
Hottest feels-like
36.6 °C
17 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
20.6 °C
18 July 1982
Sunniest day
12.6 h
23 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 527 mm | +163 mm |
| Feb | 27.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 411 mm | +63 mm |
| Mar | 27.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 360 mm | +0 mm |
| Apr | 27.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 560 mm | +274 mm |
| May | 27.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 387 mm | +171 mm |
| Jun | 26.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 226 mm | +58 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 271 mm | +72 mm |
| Aug | 26.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 144 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 27.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 182 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 27.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 270 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 27.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 229 mm | -59 mm |
| Dec | 27.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 350 mm | +13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Malango?
Malango has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 3,231 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Malango?
The hottest day measured in Malango between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 2024, reaching 29.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Malango?
The coldest day measured in Malango between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1972, at 19.3 °C.
Does it snow in Malango?
Almost never: Malango sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Malango warmed?
Yes: Malango warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Malango?
The wettest day measured in Malango between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 2015, with 196 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Malango?
The windiest day measured in Malango between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1952, with winds reaching 53.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Malango?
The warmest month in Malango is January (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Malango?
Malango receives on average 3,231 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 327 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Malango?
Malango gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Malango?
Yes: Malango has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Malango?
In Malango, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.6 °C on 17 February 2024, and the lowest was 20.6 °C on 18 July 1982.
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