Labasa weather in August

In August, Labasa sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 65 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Labasa's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Labasa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:23 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
61%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Labasa is town in Fiji.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical August day in Labasa reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12722
22722
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42722
52722
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How August really feels in Labasa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Labasa weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°32325.412.93.4
Feb29° / 24°27323.912.63.2
Mar29° / 24°27526.512.13.3
Apr29° / 24°18820.611.64.0
May28° / 23°9012.411.25.6
Jun28° / 22°658.8116.5
Jul27° / 22°446.811.16.9
Aug27° / 22°658.411.46.6
Sep28° / 22°9111.611.96.0
Oct28° / 23°14815.612.45.1
Nov29° / 23°16820.112.84.1
Dec29° / 24°24723.2133.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44852
54852
64951
75050
85050
94951
104951
114852
124951
134852
144852
154654
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244258
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274258
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304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Labasa gets around 65 mm of rain over 8.4 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
227
327
427
528
628
728
828
928
1028
1128
1228
1328
1428
1528
1627
1727
1827
1927
2026
2126
2226
2327
2427
2527
2627
2727
2828
2928
3029
3129

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 73% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
18214031
27214131
37204231
47204331
56204330
66194430
76194530
86194630
95194630
105194729
115194729
125194729
135194629
145204629
155204629
165214629
175214528
185224528
196224428
206234328
216234328
227234228
237234228
247234228
257234228
267234228
277234228
287234228
297224228
307224228
317224229

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1112light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:31 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:316:46
211.37:306:47
311.37:306:47
411.37:306:47
511.37:296:47
611.37:296:48
711.37:286:48
811.37:286:48
911.47:276:48
1011.47:276:49
1111.47:266:49
1211.47:266:49
1311.47:256:49
1411.47:256:50
1511.47:246:50
1611.47:236:50
1711.57:236:50
1811.57:226:50
1911.57:216:51
2011.57:216:51
2111.57:206:51
2211.57:196:51
2311.57:196:51
2411.67:186:51
2511.67:176:52
2611.67:176:52
2711.67:166:52
2811.67:156:52
2911.67:146:52
3011.67:146:52
3111.77:136:52

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.0Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Labasa

In seasonPeak

None of Labasa's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Labasa sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Labasa's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Labasa?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Labasa for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Labasa in August

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

In August, Labasa sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Labasa in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Labasa in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Labasa peaks around February 14 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Labasa?

Labasa sits at 16.4°S, 179.4°E, 5 m above sea level, in Fiji. The nearest listed city is Levuka, 182 km away.

LevukaNasinuLamiSuvaLautokaNadiSigatoka

Topography around Labasa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Labasa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 705 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 953 m.

The land around Labasa is covered by grassland (33%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (49%), water (23%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (68%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
705 m
80 km
953 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
August weather nearby: Levuka 182 km · Nasinu 203 km · Lami 212 km · Suva 214 km · Lautoka 242 km · Nadi 257 km · Sigatoka 274 km · Mata-Utu 594 km

Fiji travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,642
2025
Safe drinking water
42%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
13.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 45%Hindu 28%other Christian 10%Roman Catholic 9%

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 Labasa (-16.4332°, 179.3645°, elevation 5 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).