Lautoka weather in April

In April, Lautoka sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 165 mm of rain across 15.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Lautoka's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lautoka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
165 mm
15.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:22 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
62%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Lautoka is city in Ba Province, Fiji.

Density
3,281/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical April day in Lautoka reaches about 28°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 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 1°C warmer than May.

20°23°25°28°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12825
22825
32825
42825
52825
62825
72825
82825
92825
102825
112825
122825
132825
142825
152825
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212825
222825
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242825
252825
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272825
282825
292825
302825

How April really feels in Lautoka

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

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lautoka weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°29122.512.94.2
Feb28° / 26°2682112.64.0
Mar28° / 26°25522.512.14.2
Apr28° / 25°16515.111.65.4
May27° / 24°868.211.26.8
Jun26° / 23°696.5117.3
Jul26° / 22°435.211.17.7
Aug26° / 22°727.111.47.5
Sep26° / 23°698.611.97.0
Oct27° / 23°10713.112.46.2
Nov27° / 24°12014.812.85.7
Dec28° / 25°17819.3134.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34159
44159
54258
64258
74258
84357
94456
104357
114357
124456
134456
144456
154555
164555
174654
184654
194753
204852
214852
224951
234951
245050
255149
265149
275149
285248
295248
305347

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Lautoka gets around 165 mm of rain over 15.1 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 51% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
162
261
360
459
558
657
756
855
954
1053
1153
1252
1351
1451
1550
1649
1749
1848
1947
2047
2147
2247
2347
2447
2546
2646
2745
2845
2944
3043

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1037027
2037027
3037126
4037126
5047125
6047224
7157123
8157222
9167221
10167221
11177220
12177319
13187318
14187417
15197416
161107316
171107415
181117414
192127313
202127412
212137411
222137510
232147410
24215749
25315748
26316738
27317737
28317737
29418717
30419716

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:19 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:197:10
211.87:207:10
311.87:207:09
411.87:207:08
511.87:207:07
611.87:207:06
711.77:207:05
811.77:217:05
911.77:217:04
1011.77:217:03
1111.77:217:02
1211.77:217:02
1311.77:227:01
1411.67:227:00
1511.67:226:59
1611.67:226:58
1711.67:236:58
1811.67:236:57
1911.67:236:56
2011.57:236:56
2111.57:246:55
2211.57:246:54
2311.57:246:54
2411.57:246:53
2511.57:256:52
2611.47:256:52
2711.47:256:51
2811.47:256:50
2911.47:266:50
3011.47:266:49

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 4.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Lautoka

In seasonPeak

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

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

Lautoka's rainy season runs December–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 April a good time to visit Lautoka?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Lautoka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lautoka in April

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

In April, Lautoka sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Lautoka in April

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March 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
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Lautoka in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lautoka peaks around February 12 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 12UV 17Jul 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lautoka?

Lautoka sits at 17.6°S, 177.5°E, 47 m above sea level, in Fiji. The nearest listed city is Nadi, 21 km away.

NadiSigatokaLamiSuvaNasinuLevukaLabasa

Topography around Lautoka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lautoka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,179 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,286 m.

The land around Lautoka is covered by grassland (26%), water (26%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and water (63%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
1,179 m
80 km
1,286 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
April weather nearby: Nadi 21 km · Sigatoka 59 km · Lami 115 km · Suva 118 km · Nasinu 123 km · Levuka 204 km · Labasa 242 km · Mata-Utu 836 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 Lautoka (-17.6169°, 177.4505°, elevation 47 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).