Climate guideThirty-year normals for Suva
Suva climate by month
Tropical rainforest · AfBest Jun · Aug · Oct
Annual mean25°day and night
Seasonal swing4°warmest vs coolest
Precipitation2,892 mm250 wet days a year
18.14° S, 178.43° EUTC+12 · Fiji Standard Time
When to goSuva · weather score
Best timeJun · Aug · Oct
October: high / low25° / 23°
iSummary
What the weather is like
Suva has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af): .
The warmest month is February, when afternoons average 28° and nights 25°. August is the coolest month, with highs of 24° and lows of 22°. The difference between the warmest and the coolest month is about 4°, a small seasonal swing typical of places tempered by the sea.
About 2,892 mm of precipitation falls in an average year. March is the wettest month (342 mm, 28 wet days) and August the driest (163 mm, 14 wet days). Cloud cover ranges from 41% in June to 49% in January.
The sea reaches about 29° in February. Sea temperatures lag the air by a month or two, so late summer is usually warmer for swimming than early summer.
Year in figures
- Hottest afternoons
- 28° · February
- Coldest nights
- 22° · August
- Wettest month
- March
- Driest month
- August
- Clearest skies
- June · 41% cloud
- Warmest sea
- 29° · February
- Longest day
- 13 h 12 min
- Shortest day
- 11 h 03 min
iiCharts
Twelve months at a glance
Temperature and precipitation
Daily high/low range bars, monthly precipitation columns, sea temperature lineTemperature curve
Average high, low and seaDaylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on the 15th of each monthiiiData table
Climate normals month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 28° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 27° |
| Average low | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 23° | 24° | 25° |
| Precipitation | 358 mm | 267 mm | 342 mm | 341 mm | 240 mm | 154 mm | 121 mm | 163 mm | 171 mm | 205 mm | 260 mm | 270 mm |
| Wet days (≥1 mm) | 26.3 | 25.5 | 28.2 | 22.3 | 22.2 | 16.2 | 15.7 | 13.7 | 15.5 | 18.5 | 21.8 | 24.3 |
| Cloud cover | 49% | 49% | 48% | 43% | 43% | 41% | 45% | 43% | 44% | 43% | 45% | 45% |
| Sea temperature | 28° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 25° | 26° | 27° | 28° |
| Daylight | 13h 06 | 12h 42 | 12h 13 | 11h 42 | 11h 16 | 11h 03 | 11h 08 | 11h 29 | 11h 58 | 12h 29 | 12h 57 | 13h 12 |
| Month score | 49 | 47 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 57 | 53 |
ivMonth by month
Suva in every month
January49
28° / 25°
358 mm · 26.3 wet days
February47
28° / 25°
267 mm · 25.5 wet days
March48
28° / 25°
342 mm · 28.2 wet days
April53
27° / 25°
341 mm · 22.3 wet days
May58
26° / 24°
240 mm · 22.2 wet days
June62
25° / 23°
154 mm · 16.2 wet days
July61
24° / 22°
121 mm · 15.7 wet days
August62
24° / 22°
163 mm · 13.7 wet days
September61
24° / 22°
171 mm · 15.5 wet days
October62
25° / 23°
205 mm · 18.5 wet days
November57
26° / 24°
260 mm · 21.8 wet days
December53
27° / 25°
270 mm · 24.3 wet days