Lifuka weather by month & the best time to visit
🇹🇴 Tonga · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Lifuka is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 84/100), with August and September close behind. Lifuka averages about 2,663 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 56 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,663
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 84/100
- Rain / year
- 1,594 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 2k
- Elevation
- 5 m
When is the best time to visit Lifuka?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Lifuka is July, then August and September. The dullest month is January (67/100, 213 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Lifuka?
Lifuka gets a lot of sun: around 2,663 hours a year. July (84/100) is noticeably better than January (67). It ranks #3 of 5 destinations in Tonga for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 2,663 hours. The year's 1,594 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 | 67 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 213 mm | 13 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 207 mm | 13 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 67 | 27° / 81°F | 27° / 81°F | 189 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 67 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 176 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| May | 73 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 117 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 75 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 106 mm | 6 | 27° / 81°F |
| July | 84 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 56 mm | 7 | 25° / 77°F |
| August | 81 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 76 mm | 8 | 25° / 77°F |
| September | 78 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 89 mm | 9 | 25° / 77°F |
| October | 76 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 100 mm | 11 | 25° / 77°F |
| November | 72 | 25° / 77°F | 25° / 77°F | 124 mm | 12 | 25° / 77°F |
| December | 69 | 26° / 79°F | 26° / 79°F | 141 mm | 12 | 27° / 81°F |
Sea temperature in Lifuka by month
The sea off Lifuka is warmest in January at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in July at 25°C / 77°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 · 771 km · best in Jul · 2,348 h sun/yr
- Nadi Fiji · 894 km · best in Jul · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 1,840 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
- Nouméa New Caledonia · 2,009 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
- Luganville Vanuatu · 2,009 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Nouméa (La Tontouta) New Caledonia · 2,034 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Vava'u Tonga · 138 km · 2,667 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Nuku'alofa Tonga · 183 km · 2,598 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Eua Island Tonga · 189 km · 2,602 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Niuatoputapu Tonga · 426 km · 2,684 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Alofi Niue · 470 km · 2,630 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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