Lami weather in December

In December, Lami sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 276 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 11% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Lami's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lami's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
276 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:30 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Lami is urban area in Rewa Province, Fiji.

Founded
1882

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical December day in Lami reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°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, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and on par with January.

20°23°25°28°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12624
22724
32724
42724
52724
62724
72724
82724
92724
102724
112724
122724
132724
142724
152724
162724
172724
182724
192724
202724
212724
222724
232724
242725
252725
262725
272725
282725
292725
302725
312725

Lami weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°30526134.0
Feb28° / 25°24324.312.63.9
Mar28° / 25°2622712.13.9
Apr27° / 25°24123.811.64.3
May26° / 24°16619.411.25.2
Jun25° / 23°14617.110.95.6
Jul24° / 22°10415.7116.0
Aug24° / 22°14016.811.45.8
Sep24° / 22°15618.211.95.4
Oct25° / 23°2112112.45.0
Nov26° / 24°19222.612.94.6
Dec27° / 24°27625.813.14.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33169
43169
53070
63070
73169
83268
93268
103268
113367
123466
133466
143565
153565
163664
173664
183664
193664
203565
213565
223565
233466
243466
253466
263367
273367
283268
293268
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Lami gets around 276 mm of rain over 25.8 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 83% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
181
281
382
482
582
682
782
882
982
1082
1182
1282
1381
1481
1581
1681
1782
1882
1982
2082
2183
2283
2384
2484
2584
2685
2785
2885
2985
3085
3185

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1318763
2317773
3317773
4316783
5316783
6215803
7215803
8215794
9215794
10214804
11214804
12214804
13214795
14314785
15313786
16313786
17313777
18312778
19312778
20312769
213117610
222117611
232107612
242107513
252107414
26297415
27297316
28187417
29187318
30187219
31187120

Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of December to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:267:26
213.06:267:27
313.06:267:28
413.06:267:28
513.06:277:29
613.06:277:29
713.06:277:30
813.16:277:30
913.16:287:31
1013.16:287:32
1113.16:287:32
1213.16:297:33
1313.16:297:33
1413.16:297:34
1513.16:307:34
1613.16:307:35
1713.16:317:35
1813.16:317:36
1913.16:317:36
2013.16:327:37
2113.16:327:37
2213.16:337:38
2313.16:337:38
2413.16:347:39
2513.16:347:39
2613.16:357:40
2713.16:357:40
2813.16:367:41
2913.16:367:41
3013.16:377:41
3113.16:377:42

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 6.01 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

0246151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Lami

In seasonPeak

In December, Lami sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Lami?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Lami for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lami in December

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

In December, Lami sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Lami in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in December — 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 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May27Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Lami in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lami peaks around February 13 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 13UV 17Jul 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lami?

Lami sits at 18.1°S, 178.4°E, 7 m above sea level, in Fiji. The nearest listed city is Suva, 3.0 km away.

SigatokaLevukaNadiLautokaLabasa

Topography around Lami

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lami has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 609 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,286 m.

The land around Lami is covered by trees (44%) and water (40%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and water (62%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
223 m
16 km
609 m
80 km
1,286 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
December weather nearby: Suva 3.0 km · Nasinu 12 km · Sigatoka 95 km · Levuka 96 km · Nadi 110 km · Lautoka 115 km · Labasa 212 km · Nuku‘alofa 749 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 Lami (-18.1109°, 178.4094°, elevation 7 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).