Lami weather in May

In May, Lami sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 166 mm of rain across 19.4 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Lami's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lami's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
166 mm
19.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:28 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
68%
2nd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
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 May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Lami reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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72624
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Lami weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 8th-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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43862
53961
63961
73961
84060
94060
104060
114060
124060
134060
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263664
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283565
293466
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lami gets around 166 mm of rain over 19.4 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 63% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
173
272
372
471
570
670
769
868
967
1066
1165
1264
1363
1462
1561
1660
1759
1858
1958
2057
2157
2257
2357
2457
2557
2658
2759
2859
2960
3060
3161

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10523675
20624664
30625654
40626644
50727633
60728623
70729622
80830602
90831592
100932572
110934561
1211035531
1311036521
1411137501
1511238491
1611238471
1711339461
1811440451
1911440441
2011541430
2111541420
2211542410
2311642410
2411642410
2521642410
2621641410
2721641420
2821540420
2921540430
3021539440
3121538450

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1416light breeze
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1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
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2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:23 AM to 7:34 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:236:44
211.37:236:44
311.37:246:43
411.37:246:42
511.37:246:42
611.37:256:41
711.37:256:41
811.37:256:40
911.27:266:40
1011.27:266:40
1111.27:266:39
1211.27:276:39
1311.27:276:38
1411.27:276:38
1511.27:286:38
1611.27:286:37
1711.17:286:37
1811.17:296:36
1911.17:296:36
2011.17:306:36
2111.17:306:36
2211.17:306:35
2311.17:316:35
2411.17:316:35
2511.17:316:35
2611.07:326:35
2711.07:326:34
2811.07:336:34
2911.07:336:34
3011.07:336:34
3111.07:346:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.89 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 — May's 3.89 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.0Bright
84.0Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Moderate
124.0Moderate
134.0Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Lami

In seasonPeak

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

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 May a good time to visit Lami?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Lami for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lami in May

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

In May, Lami sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 24°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Lami in May

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in May — 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 May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May 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 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
May 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).