Vava'u weather by month & the best time to visit
🇹🇴 Tonga · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Vava'u is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 84/100), with August and September close behind. Vava'u averages about 2,667 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 58 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,667
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 84/100
- Rain / year
- 1,649 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 29°C / 84°F
- Population
- 4k
- Elevation
- 68 m
When is the best time to visit Vava'u?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Vava'u is July, then August and September. The dullest month is January (67/100, 229 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Vava'u?
Vava'u gets a lot of sun: around 2,667 hours a year. July (84/100) is noticeably better than January (67). It ranks #2 of 5 destinations in Tonga for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,663 hours. The year's 1,649 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 | 27° / 81°F | 229 mm | 13 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 192 mm | 13 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 187 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 67 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 180 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| May | 73 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 118 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 75 | 25° / 77°F | 25° / 77°F | 107 mm | 6 | 27° / 81°F |
| July | 84 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 58 mm | 7 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 83 | 24° / 75°F | 24° / 75°F | 64 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| September | 79 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 88 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| October | 72 | 25° / 77°F | 25° / 77°F | 121 mm | 11 | 26° / 79°F |
| November | 70 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 136 mm | 12 | 27° / 81°F |
| December | 67 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 169 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Vava'u by month
The sea off Vava'u is warmest in January at around 29°C / 84°F, and coolest in July 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 · 791 km · best in Jul · 2,348 h sun/yr
- Nadi Fiji · 913 km · best in Jul · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 1,874 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
- Luganville Vanuatu · 2,029 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Nouméa New Caledonia · 2,078 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
- Nouméa (La Tontouta) New Caledonia · 2,101 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Lifuka Tonga · 138 km · 2,663 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Niuatoputapu Tonga · 291 km · 2,684 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Nuku'alofa Tonga · 320 km · 2,598 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Eua Island Tonga · 328 km · 2,602 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Alofi Niue · 429 km · 2,630 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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