Suva weather by month & the best time to visit
🇫🇯 Fiji · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Suva is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with August and September close behind. Suva averages about 2,348 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 94 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,348
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 2,568 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 77k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Suva?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Suva is July, then August and September. The dullest month is January (65/100, 281 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Suva?
Suva gets a moderate 2,348 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 10 Sunshine Score points separate July from January. It ranks #14 of 17 destinations in Fiji for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,586 hours. The year's 2,568 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 | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 281 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 308 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 333 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 277 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 65 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 214 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 65 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 158 mm | 6 | 26° / 79°F |
| July | 75 | 25° / 77°F | 23° / 73°F | 94 mm | 6 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 75 | 25° / 77°F | 23° / 73°F | 98 mm | 8 | 25° / 77°F |
| September | 69 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 130 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| October | 65 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 201 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| November | 65 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 199 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 275 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Suva by month
The sea off Suva is warmest in February at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in August 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
- Nadi Fiji · 123 km · best in Jul · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 1,084 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
- Luganville Vanuatu · 1,240 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Nouméa New Caledonia · 1,345 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
- Nouméa (La Tontouta) New Caledonia · 1,363 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
- Auckland New Zealand · 2,141 km · best in Jan · 2,479 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Bureta Fiji · 43 km · 2,279 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Ngau Fiji · 83 km · 2,596 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Koro Fiji · 120 km · 2,558 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Vunisea Fiji · 121 km · 2,586 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Malolo Lailai Fiji · 147 km · 2,625 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Suva compares month by month: Suva vs Nadi · Suva vs Port Vila · Suva vs Luganville · all comparisons
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