Labasa weather in January

In January, Labasa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 323 mm of rain across 25.4 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Labasa's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Labasa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
323 mm
25.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:45 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Labasa is town in Fiji.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Labasa reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12924
22924
32924
42924
52924
62924
72924
82924
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112924
122924
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312924

How January really feels in Labasa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Labasa weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32179
42179
52179
62179
72179
82179
92179
102179
112080
122080
132080
142080
152080
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301882
311981

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Labasa gets around 323 mm of rain over 25.4 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 82% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
179
279
380
481
581
682
782
882
983
1083
1183
1283
1382
1482
1582
1682
1781
1881
1981
2081
2181
2281
2381
2481
2582
2682
2782
2883
2983
3083
3184

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1155638
2145639
3145639
4145540
5145540
6145441
7145441
8145441
9145441
10145441
11145540
12145540
13145540
14055639
15055738
16055837
17055837
18065836
19065935
20065935
21065935
22065935
23056035
24056035
25055936
26055936
27055837
28055738
29045838
30045739
31045640

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 7:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:377:35
213.06:377:35
313.06:387:35
413.06:387:36
512.96:397:36
612.96:407:36
712.96:407:36
812.96:417:37
912.96:417:37
1012.96:427:37
1112.96:427:37
1212.96:437:38
1312.96:447:38
1412.96:447:38
1512.96:457:38
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1712.96:467:38
1812.96:477:38
1912.96:477:39
2012.86:487:39
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2712.86:527:38
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2912.86:537:38
3012.76:537:38
3112.76:547:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.36 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 — January's 5.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
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245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Labasa

In seasonPeak

In January, Labasa sits inside its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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 January a good time to visit Labasa?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Labasa.

What to pack for Labasa in January

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

In January, Labasa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Labasa in January

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in January — 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 January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (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
January 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).