Levuka weather in January

In January, Levuka sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 242 mm of rain across 20.7 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Levuka's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Levuka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
242 mm
20.7 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:43 AM – 7:41 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical January day in Levuka reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°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)
12726
22726
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42726
52726
62726
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Levuka 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
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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33862
43862
53862
63862
73763
83763
93664
103664
113664
123664
133664
143664
153664
163664
173664
183664
193763
203862
213763
223664
233664
243763
253763
263862
273763
283763
293862
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Levuka gets around 242 mm of rain over 20.7 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 67% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
163
263
363
464
564
665
766
866
967
1067
1167
1267
1367
1467
1567
1667
1767
1867
1967
2067
2167
2267
2367
2467
2567
2667
2768
2868
2969
3069
3170

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1176032
2076033
3066034
4065935
5065836
6065836
7065737
8065638
9065539
10055639
11055540
12065440
13065440
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26055540
27055540
28055441
29045541
30045442
31045244

Wind in January

Winds average 21 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
322breezy
422breezy
522breezy
622breezy
721breezy
821breezy
921breezy
1021breezy
1121breezy
1221breezy
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2120breezy
2220breezy
2320breezy
2420breezy
2520light breeze
2620light breeze
2720light breeze
2820light breeze
2920light breeze
3020light breeze
3120light 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 6:34 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 7:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:347:38
213.16:347:38
313.16:357:39
413.16:367:39
513.06:367:39
613.06:377:39
713.06:377:40
813.06:387:40
913.06:397:40
1013.06:397:40
1113.06:407:41
1213.06:407:41
1313.06:417:41
1413.06:427:41
1513.06:427:41
1613.06:437:41
1713.06:437:41
1813.06:447:41
1912.96:457:41
2012.96:457:41
2112.96:467:41
2212.96:467:41
2312.96:477:41
2412.96:487:41
2512.96:487:41
2612.96:497:41
2712.96:497:41
2812.96:507:41
2912.86:507:41
3012.86:517:41
3112.86:527:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.5 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — January's 6.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.6Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Levuka

In seasonPeak

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

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 January a good time to visit Levuka?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Levuka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Levuka in January

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

In January, Levuka sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Levuka 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
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Levuka 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 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
treesgrasslandwatermangroves
January 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).