Nadi in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Nadi sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 180 mm of rain over about 18 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels muggy.

Winter is Nadi's best 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: 27°C; coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 20°C
Rainfall: 180 mm; 18 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 7.3; best season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Nadi in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.

A typical winter day in Nadi reaches about 27°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

How winter really feels in Nadi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

winter 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 the three winter months (June, July and August) 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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across winter.

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Nadi gets around 180 mm of rain over 18 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Winter

Winds average 9 km/h across winter.

Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours in early June to 11 h 36 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Nadi

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

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

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Is winter a good time to visit Nadi?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

7.3

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.3

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

winter 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 Winter

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

In winter, Nadi sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Nadi in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 27°C across winter — 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 Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 8 (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

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.

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

grassland 52%

16 km

683 m

trees 37%

80 km

1,286 m

water 61%

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Winter 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

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.