Matei weather by month & the best time to visit
🇫🇯 Fiji · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Matei is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 83/100), with August and September close behind. Matei averages about 2,498 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 56 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,498
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 83/100
- Rain / year
- 1,860 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Elevation
- 13 m
When is the best time to visit Matei?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Matei is July, then August and September. The dullest month is January (66/100, 242 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Matei?
Matei gets a moderate 2,498 hours of sunshine a year. July (83/100) is noticeably better than January (66). It ranks #12 of 17 destinations in Fiji for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,586 hours. The year's 1,860 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 | 242 mm | 13 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 231 mm | 13 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 220 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 211 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 70 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 131 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 76 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 97 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 83 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 56 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 81 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 66 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| September | 77 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 90 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 67 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 144 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 159 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 213 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Matei by month
The sea off Matei is warmest in February at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in August at 26°C / 79°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 · 224 km · best in Jul · 2,348 h sun/yr
- Nadi Fiji · 309 km · best in Jul · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 1,259 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
- Luganville Vanuatu · 1,385 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Nouméa New Caledonia · 1,558 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
- Nouméa (La Tontouta) New Caledonia · 1,574 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Savusavu Fiji · 84 km · 2,303 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Labasa Fiji · 87 km · 2,303 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Koro Fiji · 104 km · 2,558 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Vanua Balavu Fiji · 115 km · 2,631 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Cicia Fiji · 130 km · 2,580 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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