Solomon IslandsAtollUNESCO World Heritage
East Rennell
815 km² of land in the Solomon Sea.
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
815km²
Area
231km
Coastline
188m
Highest point
800
People
30°C
Warmest sea
January
1,531km
To the mainland
When to go to East Rennell
Best for the beach from January to May.
The sea is warmest in January (30 °C) and coolest in August (28 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Southern portion of Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands
East Rennell is an atoll in Solomon Islands. It covers 815 km², with 231 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 188 m. About 800 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,531 km away. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Getting there
- Honiara International Airport (HIR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 253 km in a straight line
- 1,531 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to Maybest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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Largest lake
155km²
Lake Tungano
according to Lakeyas
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 54 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 53 %0–50 m
- 47 %50–200 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
50 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
| Night low (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Sea (°C) | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
| Rain (mm) | 280 | 252 | 245 | 236 | 215 | 207 | 188 | 152 | 176 | 202 | 197 | 187 |
| Wet days | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Sun h/day | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.5 |
| Wind (km/h) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 17 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.5 |
| 2021 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +1.1 |
| 2022 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +1.4 | +1.5 | +1.4 | +1.6 | +2.0 | +1.5 |
| 2023 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.2 | ±0.0 |
| 2024 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.8 |
| 2025 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +0.9 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q852433) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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