Levuka weather in August

In August, Levuka sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 75 mm of rain across 8.7 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 29% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Levuka's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Levuka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
1st coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:25 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
58%
2nd clearest
Wind
25 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical August day in Levuka reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 1°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, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Levuka weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°24220.7134.8
Feb28° / 26°21621.112.64.4
Mar28° / 26°22323.312.14.4
Apr27° / 26°21819.511.65.0
May26° / 25°10513.211.26.1
Jun26° / 25°9710.510.96.6
Jul25° / 24°668.6117.1
Aug25° / 24°758.711.47.1
Sep25° / 24°9611.111.96.7
Oct25° / 24°11812.312.46.4
Nov26° / 25°11314.712.85.8
Dec27° / 26°19318.413.15.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35446
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Levuka gets around 75 mm of rain over 8.7 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 70% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
109233929
209224029
309214129
409204229
508204329
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Wind in August

Winds average 25 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
126breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:33 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:336:44
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311.27:336:45
411.27:326:45
511.27:326:45
611.27:316:46
711.37:316:46
811.37:306:46
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1011.37:296:47
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1311.37:276:48
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1511.47:266:48
1611.47:256:48
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1911.47:236:49
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 4.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Levuka

In seasonPeak

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

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

Levuka's rainy season runs October–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 August a good time to visit Levuka?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Levuka for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Levuka in August

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

In August, Levuka sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 24°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Levuka in August

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in August — 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
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Levuka in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Levuka 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 Levuka?

Levuka sits at 18.1°S, 179.3°E, 0 m above sea level, in Fiji. The nearest listed city is Nasinu, 85 km away.

NasinuSuvaLamiLabasaSigatokaNadiLautoka

Topography around Levuka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Levuka has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 460 m around an average of 137 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 719 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 700 m.

The land around Levuka is covered by trees (71%) and water (27%) within 3 km, water (83%) within 16 km, and water (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
460 m
16 km
719 m
80 km
700 m
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August weather nearby: Nasinu 85 km · Suva 95 km · Lami 96 km · Labasa 182 km · Sigatoka 191 km · Nadi 203 km · Lautoka 204 km · Nuku‘alofa 668 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 Levuka (-18.0667°, 179.3167°, elevation 0 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).