Vanua Balavu weather by month & the best time to visit
🇫🇯 Fiji · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Vanua Balavu is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 84/100), with August and September close behind. Vanua Balavu averages about 2,631 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 55 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,631
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 84/100
- Rain / year
- 1,643 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 1k
- Elevation
- 32 m
When is the best time to visit Vanua Balavu?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Vanua Balavu is July, then August and September. The dullest month is January (67/100, 200 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Vanua Balavu?
Vanua Balavu gets a lot of sun: around 2,631 hours a year. July (84/100) is noticeably better than January (67). It ranks #3 of 17 destinations in Fiji for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,586 hours. The year's 1,643 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 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 200 mm | 13 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 197 mm | 13 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 207 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 184 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 75 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 105 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 76 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 102 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| July | 84 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 55 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 83 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 64 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| September | 81 | 25° / 77°F | 25° / 77°F | 71 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| October | 74 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 114 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| November | 69 | 26° / 79°F | 26° / 79°F | 137 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 67 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 207 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Vanua Balavu by month
The sea off Vanua Balavu 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 · 275 km · best in Jul · 2,348 h sun/yr
- Nadi Fiji · 384 km · best in Jul · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 1,348 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
- Luganville Vanuatu · 1,485 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Nouméa New Caledonia · 1,620 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
- Nouméa (La Tontouta) New Caledonia · 1,637 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Cicia Fiji · 65 km · 2,580 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Lakeba Fiji · 105 km · 2,640 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Matei Fiji · 115 km · 2,498 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Koro Fiji · 170 km · 2,558 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Moala Fiji · 184 km · 2,597 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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