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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Suva Fiji

In Suva, the summers are hot, oppressive, and overcast; the winters are comfortable, muggy, and partly cloudy; and it is wet and windy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 68°F to 87°F and is rarely below 63°F or above 90°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Suva for warm-weather activities is from early June to early October.

Climate in Suva

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Suva weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 3.4 months, from December 22 to April 5, with an average daily high temperature above 85°F. The hottest month of the year in Suva is February, with an average high of 87°F and low of 75°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.2 months, from June 19 to September 27, with an average daily high temperature below 80°F. The coldest month of the year in Suva is August, with an average low of 68°F and high of 79°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Suva

Average High and Low Temperature in SuvahotcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FAug 2379°FAug 2379°FFeb 2287°FFeb 2287°F68°F68°F75°F75°FDec 2285°FDec 2285°FApr 585°FApr 585°FJun 1980°FJun 1980°FSep 2780°FSep 2780°F74°F74°F74°F74°F70°F70°F70°F70°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 86°F87°F86°F84°F82°F80°F79°F79°F80°F81°F83°F85°F
Temp. 80°F80°F80°F78°F76°F74°F73°F73°F74°F75°F77°F79°F
Low 75°F75°F75°F74°F71°F70°F68°F68°F69°F71°F73°F74°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Suva

Average Hourly Temperature in SuvaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcomfortablecomfortablewarmwarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States (3,166 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Suva (view comparison).

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In Suva, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Suva begins around May 11 and lasts for 5.5 months, ending around October 27.

The clearest month of the year in Suva is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 61% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 27 and lasts for 6.5 months, ending around May 11.

The cloudiest month of the year in Suva is February, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 79% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Suva

Cloud Cover Categories in SuvaclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 2162%Jul 2162%Feb 2919%Feb 2919%May 1140%May 1140%Oct 2740%Oct 2740%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercastmostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 79%79%78%68%59%50%40%39%44%56%67%74%
Clearer 21%21%22%32%41%50%60%61%56%44%33%26%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Suva varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.2 months, from November 25 to April 30, with a greater than 37% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Suva is February, with an average of 15.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.8 months, from April 30 to November 25. The month with the fewest wet days in Suva is July, with an average of 6.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Suva is February, with an average of 15.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 55% on February 10.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Suva

Daily Chance of Precipitation in SuvawetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 1055%Feb 1055%Jul 619%Jul 619%Nov 2537%Nov 2537%Apr 3037%Apr 3037%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 15.5d15.5d16.4d13.8d9.2d7.0d6.4d7.0d7.3d8.4d10.2d13.4d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Suva experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Suva. The month with the most rain in Suva is March, with an average rainfall of 9.2 inches.

The month with the least rain in Suva is July, with an average rainfall of 2.6 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Suva

Average Monthly Rainfall in SuvaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 inMar 219.2 inMar 219.2 inJul 122.5 inJul 122.5 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 8.4″9.0″9.2″8.3″4.9″3.7″2.6″3.2″3.7″4.5″5.3″7.5″

The length of the day in Suva varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 21, with 11 hours, 2 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 13 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Suva

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 13.1h12.7h12.2h11.7h11.3h11.1h11.2h11.5h12.0h12.5h13.0h13.2h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:20 AM on November 25, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 18 minutes later at 6:38 AM on July 6. The earliest sunset is at 5:37 PM on June 4, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 11 minutes later at 6:48 PM on January 18.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Suva during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Suva

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in SuvaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNov 255:20 AMNov 255:20 AM6:48 PMJan 186:48 PMJan 18Jun 45:37 PMJun 45:37 PM6:38 AMJul 66:38 AMJul 6daySolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Suva

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in SuvaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606070708000001010101020202020303030304040404050505050606060707080804890NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Suva

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Suva experiences significant seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 9.7 months, from September 13 to July 2, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 74% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Suva is March, with 31.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Suva is August, with 20.7 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Suva

Humidity Comfort Levels in SuvamuggymuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 2665%Aug 2665%100%Feb 23100%Feb 23Jul 274%Jul 274%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 30.9d29.0d31.0d29.6d27.9d24.6d21.2d20.7d22.2d26.0d28.5d30.5d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Suva experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.2 months, from April 13 to November 20, with average wind speeds of more than 12.2 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Suva is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 13.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.8 months, from November 20 to April 13. The calmest month of the year in Suva is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.3 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Suva

Average Wind Speed in SuvawindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mphAug 413.3 mphAug 413.3 mphFeb 1811.1 mphFeb 1811.1 mphApr 1312.2 mphApr 1312.2 mphNov 2012.2 mphNov 2012.2 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 11.611.311.512.212.712.613.013.112.913.012.312.3

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Suva is from the east throughout the year.

Wind Direction in Suva

Wind Direction in SuvaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowsoutheastnorthwest
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Suva is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.5 months, from January 6 to April 21, with an average temperature above 82°F. The month of the year in Suva with the warmest water is February, with an average temperature of 83°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.4 months, from July 5 to October 19, with an average temperature below 78°F. The month of the year in Suva with the coolest water is August, with an average temperature of 77°F.

Average Water Temperature in Suva

Average Water Temperature in SuvawarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec74°F74°F76°F76°F78°F78°F80°F80°F82°F82°F84°F84°F86°F86°FFeb 2283°FFeb 2283°F77°FAug 2177°FAug 21Jan 682°FJan 682°FApr 2182°FApr 2182°FJul 578°FJul 578°FOct 1978°FOct 1978°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 83°F83°F83°F82°F81°F79°F78°F77°F77°F78°F80°F81°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Suva throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Suva for general outdoor tourist activities is from early June to early October, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Tourism Score in Suva

Tourism Score in Suvabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.57.54.14.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Suva for hot-weather activities is from mid April to mid December, with a peak score in the last week of October.

Beach/Pool Score in Suva

Beach/Pool Score in Suvabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.85.84.64.65.75.7NowNowtemperaturetemperature precipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Suva are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Suva

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in SuvaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcomfortablewarmhotcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days in Suva

Growing Degree Days in SuvaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°F7,000°F7,000°F8,000°F8,000°F9,000°F9,000°FJul 590°FJul 590°FAug 9900°FAug 9900°FSep 171,800°FSep 171,800°FJun 309,684°FJun 309,684°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from September 27 to January 27, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Suva is November, with an average of 6.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from May 3 to July 27, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Suva is June, with an average of 4.0 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Suva

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in SuvabrightbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhNov 56.4 kWhNov 56.4 kWhJun 144.0 kWhJun 144.0 kWhSep 275.9 kWhSep 275.9 kWhJan 275.9 kWhJan 275.9 kWhMay 34.5 kWhMay 34.5 kWhJul 274.5 kWhJul 274.5 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 6.15.75.14.74.34.04.34.95.76.26.36.3

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Suva are -18.142 deg latitude, 178.441 deg longitude, and 187 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Suva contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 364 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 53 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,772 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,308 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Suva is covered by water (85%), within 10 miles by water (61%) and trees (24%), and within 50 miles by water (70%) and trees (22%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Suva, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Suva.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Suva according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Suva is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Suva and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Suva and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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