Lami weather in October

In October, Lami sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 211 mm of rain across 21 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Lami's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lami's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
211 mm
21 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:39 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
71%
6th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Lami reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Lami weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 6th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33565
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53664
63763
73763
83664
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103763
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Lami gets around 211 mm of rain over 21 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 68% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2868
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3068
3168

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17214230
27214131
37214132
46204033
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105193640
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Wind in October

Winds average 17 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:507:00
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312.26:497:01
412.26:487:01
512.26:477:01
612.26:467:01
712.36:467:02
812.36:457:02
912.36:447:02
1012.36:437:02
1112.36:427:03
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1712.46:387:04
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.45 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 — October's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Lami

In seasonPeak

None of Lami's seasonal hazards are active in October. 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 October a good time to visit Lami?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Lami for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lami in October

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

In October, Lami sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 23°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Lami in October

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in October — 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 October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 15 (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
October 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).