Sola, Vanuatu
Sola is the capital village of Torba Province in Vanuatu. It is on the island of Vanua Lava.
Near the village of Sola is the volcano Mount Suretamate (also called Sürétimiat or Sere'ama). The Selva and Alket rivers pass north of the village. Fauna include saltwater crocodiles introduced by Steve Irwin, and an invasive species, fire ant.
Name
The name Sola [sola] comes from the Mota language, which was used as the primary language of the Melanesian Mission. Locally, the island is called Sol [sɔl] in Vurës, and Asol [aˈsɔl] (with locative prefix a-) in the immigrant Mwotlap language. All of these terms come from a Proto-Torres-Banks form *sola.
Transportation
The village is served by Vanua Lava Airport.
Climate
| Climate data for Sola (1971–2008) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.4 (86.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.2 (84.6) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.2 (84.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.4 (74.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 395.8 (15.58) |
329.7 (12.98) |
403.9 (15.90) |
458.6 (18.06) |
376.1 (14.81) |
333.6 (13.13) |
255.9 (10.07) |
236.0 (9.29) |
246.4 (9.70) |
314.0 (12.36) |
387.0 (15.24) |
371.4 (14.62) |
4,108.4 (161.74) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 21 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 231 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "World Weather Information Service". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 18 August 2024.