Yasawa weather by month & the best time to visit
🇫🇯 Fiji · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Yasawa is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with August and September close behind. Yasawa averages about 2,760 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 58 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,760
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 85/100
- Rain / year
- 1,860 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 9 m

When is the best time to visit Yasawa?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Yasawa is July, then August and September. The dullest month is January (68/100, 271 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Yasawa?
Yasawa gets a lot of sun: around 2,760 hours a year. July (85/100) is noticeably better than January (68). Yasawa is the sunniest of the 17 destinations tracked in Fiji. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around February, carries about 43% of the annual 1,860 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 271 mm | 13 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 253 mm | 13 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 272 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 68 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 223 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 73 | 27° / 81°F | 27° / 81°F | 119 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 79 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 86 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| July | 85 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 58 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 84 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 63 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| September | 83 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 68 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 73 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 123 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| November | 70 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 137 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 68 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 187 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Yasawa by month
The sea off Yasawa is warmest in January 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
- Nadi Fiji · 112 km · best in Jul · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Suva Fiji · 179 km · best in Jul · 2,348 h sun/yr
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 985 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
- Luganville Vanuatu · 1,112 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Nouméa New Caledonia · 1,311 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
- Nouméa (La Tontouta) New Caledonia · 1,324 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Mana Fiji · 112 km · 2,625 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Malolo Lailai Fiji · 119 km · 2,625 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Bureta Fiji · 167 km · 2,279 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Savusavu Fiji · 191 km · 2,303 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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