Nadi weather in August

In August, Nadi sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 74 mm of rain across 6.3 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 Nadi's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nadi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:33 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
50%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Nadi is town in Ba Province, Fiji.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Nadi reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12720
22720
32720
42720
52720
62720
72720
82720
92720
102720
112720
122720
132720
142720
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202720
212720
222720
232720
242720
252720
262720
272720
282720
292720
302720
312720

How August really feels in Nadi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Nadi weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°30823.512.93.6
Feb29° / 24°28721.712.63.5
Mar29° / 24°27524.512.13.6
Apr29° / 23°17516.811.64.7
May28° / 22°818.311.26.5
Jun27° / 21°666.3117.1
Jul27° / 20°404.9117.6
Aug27° / 20°746.311.47.3
Sep27° / 21°789.211.96.7
Oct28° / 22°12313.312.45.7
Nov29° / 23°14316.312.84.7
Dec29° / 24°21020.8134.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46832
56634
66634
76535
86535
96436
106337
116337
126238
136139
146040
156040
165941
176040
185941
195941
205941
215941
225941
235941
245941
256040
266040
276040
286139
296139
306139
316238

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nadi gets around 74 mm of rain over 6.3 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 21% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
119
219
319
419
519
620
720
820
920
1020
1121
1221
1321
1421
1521
1621
1721
1821
1921
2021
2121
2221
2321
2421
2521
2621
2721
2821
2921
3021
3122

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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 58% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1013304116
2012304116
3012304215
4011314315
5011314415
6010314414
7010314514
8010314613
9010314713
10010314712
11010304812
12010304811
13010304811
14010304811
15011304811
16011304811
17012304711
18012294612
19013294612
20013294512
21014294512
22114294412
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26115284313
27115284313
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31114284314

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:41 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:416:52
211.27:406:52
311.27:406:53
411.27:396:53
511.27:396:53
611.37:386:54
711.37:386:54
811.37:376:54
911.37:376:54
1011.37:366:55
1111.37:366:55
1211.37:356:55
1311.47:346:56
1411.47:346:56
1511.47:336:56
1611.47:336:56
1711.47:326:56
1811.47:316:57
1911.47:316:57
2011.57:306:57
2111.57:296:57
2211.57:286:58
2311.57:286:58
2411.57:276:58
2511.57:266:58
2611.57:256:58
2711.67:256:59
2811.67:246:59
2911.67:236:59
3011.67:226:59
3111.67:216:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Nadi

In seasonPeak

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

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

Nadi's rainy season runs November–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 Nadi?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nadi in August

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

In August, Nadi sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Nadi in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 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
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Nadi 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 Nadi 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 Nadi?

Nadi sits at 17.8°S, 177.4°E, 9 m above sea level, in Fiji. The nearest listed city is Lautoka, 21 km away.

LautokaSigatokaLamiSuvaNasinuLevukaLabasa

Topography around Nadi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nadi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 683 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,286 m.

The land around Nadi is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (37%), water (30%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and water (61%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
683 m
80 km
1,286 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
August weather nearby: Lautoka 21 km · Sigatoka 39 km · Lami 110 km · Suva 113 km · Nasinu 120 km · Levuka 203 km · Labasa 257 km · Mata-Utu 851 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 Nadi (-17.8031°, 177.4162°, elevation 9 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).