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The climate of the Fiji Islands: when to go to Fiji

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Fiji has a warm and humid tropical maritime climate mitigated by the trade winds. Rainfall is frequent especially between November and April, and is generally higher on the eastern and south-eastern slopes, more exposed to the trade winds.

RAIN AND CYCLONES

The mountains of the larger islands of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu create humid climatic zones on the windward slopes, and dry climatic zones on their leeward slopes. The prevailing winds are those from the south-east, so in the larger islands the south-eastern areas are also the rainiest, while the north-western areas are relatively dry.

Most of the rain falls in the form of short but intense rainfall, which often occurs in the afternoon. The average annual rainfall in the driest regions reaches 2,000 mm. While in the more humid regions it varies from a minimum of 3,000 mm, in coastal areas, up to a maximum of 6,000 mm in the interior. The rainiest month is usually March, while the driest month is July.

Tropical cyclones in the climate of the Fiji Islands are generally possible in the months between November and April. In particular, the months of January and February are those most likely to have cyclones. While the most exposed islands are the groups of islands located in the north-western sector.

TEMPERATURES

The temperatures of the Fiji islands are very uniform with small seasonal variations, the average temperatures vary by only 2 ° C / 6 ° C between the cooler months (July, August) and the warmer ones (January, February).

In the capital, Suva, the average maximum annual temperatures vary between 31.2 ° C in February and 26.7 ° C in August, while the minimum annual average temperatures vary between 24 ° C in February and 20.7 ° C in July and August. The sea water temperature is maintained throughout the year between 25 ° C and 28 ° C.

WHEN TO GO TO FIJI

The best time for a trip to Fiji are the months between April and November.

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THE CLIMATE OF THE FIJI: CLIMATE TABLES

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NADI (18 meters)
Month Average low (°C) Average high (°C) Precip. (mm) Precip. days
January 22,7 31,6 300  14
February 22,9 31,5 303  15
March 22,6 31,1 324  16
April 21,7 30,7 173  9
May 20,1 29,7 80  6
June 19,3 29,2 62  5
July 18,3 28,5 47  4
August 18,4 28,7 59  4
September 19,3 29,4 77  5
October 20,4 30,2 103  7
November 21,5 30,9 139  9
December 22,1 31,4 159  11
YEAR 20,8 30,2 1826  105

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YASAWA-I-RARA (5 meters)
Month Average low (°C) Average high (°C) Precip. (mm) Precip. days
January 24 30 235
February 25 30 240
March 24 30 276
April 23 30 209
May 23 29 85
June 23 28 82
July 22 28 43
August 22 28 63
September 22 28 66
October 23 29 105
November 24 30 129
December 24 30 157
YEAR 23 29 1690

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TAVEUNI (7 meters)
Month Average low (°C) Average high (°C) Precip. (mm) Precip. days
January 24 30 362
February 24 30 268
March 24 30 380
April 24 29 301
May 23 28 230
June 22 28 124
July 22 27 103
August 22 27 127
September 22 27 150
October 22 28 196
November 23 29 236
December 24 29 305
YEAR 23 29 2800

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NADI
Month Sea Water Temperature °C
January 28
February 28
March 27
April 27
May 27
June 27
July 27
August 26
September 25
October 26
November 27
December 27

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