Nadi in Summer
In summer (December, January and February), Nadi sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 805 mm of rain over about 66 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.
Summer is Nadi's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. Nadi has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Nadi's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 29°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 24°C
- Rainfall
- 805 mm
- 66 wet days
- Avg wind
- 7 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.7
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Nadi in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.
A typical summer day in Nadi reaches about 29°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.
How summer really feels in Nadi
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 82 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Nadi weather by month
How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° / 24° | 308 | 23.5 | 12.9 | 3.6 |
| Feb | 29° / 24° | 287 | 21.7 | 12.6 | 3.5 |
| Mar | 29° / 24° | 275 | 24.5 | 12.1 | 3.6 |
| Apr | 29° / 23° | 175 | 16.8 | 11.6 | 4.7 |
| May | 28° / 22° | 81 | 8.3 | 11.2 | 6.5 |
| Jun | 27° / 21° | 66 | 6.3 | 11 | 7.1 |
| Jul | 27° / 20° | 40 | 4.9 | 11 | 7.6 |
| Aug | 27° / 20° | 74 | 6.3 | 11.4 | 7.3 |
| Sep | 27° / 21° | 78 | 9.2 | 11.9 | 6.7 |
| Oct | 28° / 22° | 123 | 13.3 | 12.4 | 5.7 |
| Nov | 29° / 23° | 143 | 16.3 | 12.8 | 4.7 |
| Dec | 29° / 24° | 210 | 20.8 | 13 | 4.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Nadi gets around 805 mm of rain over 66 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 7 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 13 hours in early December to 12 h 24 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.1 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Nadi
In summer, Nadi overlaps its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
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.
Is summer a good time to visit Nadi?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nadi.
What to pack for Nadi in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Nadi sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 66 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Nadi in Summer
The nearest coast averages about 29°C across summer — 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Comfort | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Tropical |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | Tropical |
| Feb | 29 | Tropical |
| Mar | 29 | Tropical |
| Apr | 29 | Tropical |
| May | 28 | Tropical |
| Jun | 27 | Warm |
| Jul | 27 | Warm |
| Aug | 26 | Warm |
| Sep | 26 | Warm |
| Oct | 27 | Warm |
| Nov | 28 | Warm |
| Dec | 28 | Tropical |
UV index in Nadi in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Extreme |
| Feb | 17 | Extreme |
| Mar | 15 | Extreme |
| Apr | 11 | Extreme |
| May | 9 | Very high |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 15 | Extreme |
| Nov | 13 | Extreme |
| Dec | 14 | Extreme |
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.
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.
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
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.