Lami weather in January

In January, Lami sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 305 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-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 January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Lami's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lami's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
305 mm
26 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:46 AM – 7:45 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
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 January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical January day in Lami reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°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 29°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)
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Lami 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
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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33070
43070
53070
63070
73070
82971
92971
102872
112773
122773
132773
142773
152773
162872
172872
182872
192872
202872
212971
222971
232971
242971
253070
263070
273070
283169
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lami gets around 305 mm of rain over 26 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 84% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
384
484
584
683
783
883
983
1083
1182
1282
1383
1483
1583
1683
1783
1883
1984
2084
2184
2285
2385
2485
2585
2685
2785
2885
2986
3086
3186

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1177121
2177121
3177022
4176923
5176923
6176824
7176824
8176824
9176725
10186625
11186625
12186625
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15096724
16096724
17096823
18096922
19096922
20087121
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22087220
23087220
24077320
25077221
26077221
27067321
28067222
29067123
30067024
31066826

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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2113light breeze
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2613light breeze
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2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 48 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 6:55 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 7:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:377:42
213.16:387:42
313.16:397:42
413.16:397:43
513.16:407:43
613.06:407:43
713.06:417:43
813.06:427:44
913.06:427:44
1013.06:437:44
1113.06:437:44
1213.06:447:44
1313.06:457:45
1413.06:457:45
1513.06:467:45
1613.06:467:45
1713.06:477:45
1813.06:487:45
1913.06:487:45
2012.96:497:45
2112.96:497:45
2212.96:507:45
2312.96:517:45
2412.96:517:45
2512.96:527:45
2612.96:527:45
2712.96:537:45
2812.96:537:45
2912.86:547:45
3012.86:557:44
3112.86:557:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.2 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — January's 6.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Lami

In seasonPeak

In January, 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 January a good time to visit Lami?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Lami for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lami in January

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

In January, Lami sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Lami in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 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 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 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
January 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).