Apia weather by month & the best time to visit
🇼🇸 Samoa · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Apia is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 84/100), with July and June close behind. Apia averages about 2,565 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 56 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,565
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 84/100
- Rain / year
- 1,858 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 40k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Apia?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Apia is August, then July and June. The dullest month is January (66/100, 258 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Apia?
Apia gets a lot of sun: around 2,565 hours a year. August (84/100) is noticeably better than January (66). It is the only destination Sunshine Map tracks in Samoa. The year's 1,858 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 258 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 241 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 165 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 169 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 71 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 128 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 77 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 91 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 80 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 75 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 84 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 56 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 77 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 92 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| October | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 141 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 213 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 229 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Apia by month
The sea off Apia is warmest in January at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in August at 28°C / 82°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Suva Fiji · 1,112 km · best in Jul · 2,348 h sun/yr
- Nadi Fiji · 1,211 km · best in Jul · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 2,147 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
- Motu Mute French Polynesia · 2,193 km · best in Sep · 2,872 h sun/yr
- Luganville Vanuatu · 2,241 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- South Tarawa Kiribati · 2,353 km · best in Sep · 2,988 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Pago Pago American Samoa · 151 km · 2,721 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Ofu American Samoa · 255 km · 2,727 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Fitiuta Village American Samoa · 282 km · 2,727 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Niuatoputapu Tonga · 306 km · 2,684 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Wallis Island Wallis & Futuna · 458 km · 2,633 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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