Pago Pago weather in July

In July, Pago Pago sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 107 mm of rain across 17.5 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of July to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Pago Pago's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pago Pago's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
26°
4th coldest
Rainfall
107 mm
17.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:51 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
48%
2nd clearest
Wind
26 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Pago Pago is capital of American Samoa.

Density
81/km²
people per km²
Founded
1899

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Pago Pago reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Pago Pago

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Pago Pago weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°36126.112.83.9
Feb28° / 26°29123.912.53.9
Mar28° / 26°25125.612.13.9
Apr28° / 26°20523.711.74.1
May28° / 26°19121.611.34.8
Jun27° / 26°11518.311.25.3
Jul27° / 26°10717.511.25.7
Aug27° / 26°9216.311.55.8
Sep27° / 26°11917.911.95.5
Oct27° / 26°19320.612.35.0
Nov28° / 26°23123.712.74.3
Dec28° / 26°30924.912.84.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Pago Pago gets around 107 mm of rain over 17.5 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 56% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12107612
22107612
3297712
4297811
5297811
6297811
72107711
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92107810
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Wind in July

Winds average 26 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 26 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
126breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of July to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:516:01
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511.26:526:02
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 4.42 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Pago Pago?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Pago Pago for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pago Pago in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Pago Pago sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and a windbreaker. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothesa windbreaker

Sea temperature near Pago Pago in July

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Pago Pago in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pago Pago peaks around February 14 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 14UV 17Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pago Pago?

Pago Pago sits at 14.3°S, 170.7°W, 2 m above sea level, in American Samoa. The nearest listed city is Apia, 125 km away.

Topography around Pago Pago

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Pago Pago.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pago Pago has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 577 m around an average of 130 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 582 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 552 m.

The land around Pago Pago is covered by trees (63%) and water (30%) within 3 km, water (83%) within 16 km, and water (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
577 m
16 km
582 m
80 km
552 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Apia 125 km · Alofi 537 km · Mata-Utu 601 km · Nuku‘alofa 899 km · Labasa 1,092 km · Levuka 1,146 km · Nasinu 1,226 km · Suva 1,237 km

American Samoa travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B / I
120 V · 60 Hz
GDP per capita
$18,017
2022
Safe drinking water
91%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
25.5
per 100k, 2018
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 98%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Pago Pago (-14.2781°, -170.7025°, elevation 2 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).