Sigatoka weather in August

In August, Sigatoka sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 90 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-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 37% 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 Sigatoka's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sigatoka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:33 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
53%
2nd clearest
Wind
19 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
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 Sigatoka reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 3°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Sigatoka

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.

Sigatoka weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°22920.3134.5
Feb28° / 25°22220.112.64.1
Mar28° / 25°21722.912.14.1
Apr28° / 25°17816.311.65.3
May26° / 24°799.911.26.6
Jun26° / 23°66810.97.1
Jul25° / 22°496.7117.5
Aug25° / 22°907.211.47.4
Sep25° / 22°809.311.97.0
Oct26° / 23°11011.212.46.5
Nov27° / 24°11613.812.95.9
Dec28° / 25°1571713.15.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26139
36040
46040
56139
66040
76040
86040
95941
105941
115842
125743
135743
145743
155644
165644
175644
185644
195545
205644
215644
225545
235545
245644
255644
265644
275644
285743
295842
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sigatoka gets around 90 mm of rain over 7.2 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
122
222
322
423
523
623
723
824
924
1024
1124
1225
1325
1425
1525
1625
1724
1824
1924
2023
2123
2223
2323
2423
2522
2622
2722
2822
2922
3023
3123

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17264621
27264721
37254721
47254821
57244820
67244920
77244920
87245019
97245019
107245019
118245018
128245018
138245018
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158254918
168254818
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Wind in August

Winds average 19 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
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1019light breeze
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3019light breeze
3119light breeze

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 6:51 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:416:51
211.27:406:52
311.27:406:52
411.27:396:52
511.27:396:52
611.27:386:53
711.37:386:53
811.37:376:53
911.37:376:54
1011.37:366:54
1111.37:366:54
1211.37:356:54
1311.37:356:55
1411.47:346:55
1511.47:336:55
1611.47:336:56
1711.47:326:56
1811.47:316:56
1911.47:316:56
2011.47:306:56
2111.57:296:57
2211.57:286:57
2311.57:286:57
2411.57:276:57
2511.57:266:58
2611.57:256:58
2711.67:256:58
2811.67:246:58
2911.67:236:58
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 4.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 4.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
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44.2Bright
54.2Bright
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104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Sigatoka

In seasonPeak

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

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

Sigatoka'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 Sigatoka?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sigatoka in August

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

In August, Sigatoka sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 22°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Sigatoka 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 at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in March 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
May28Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Sigatoka 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 Sigatoka 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 Sigatoka?

Sigatoka sits at 18.1°S, 177.5°E, 6 m above sea level, in Fiji. The nearest listed city is Nadi, 39 km away.

NadiLautokaLamiSuvaNasinuLevukaLabasa

Topography around Sigatoka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sigatoka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 445 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,286 m.

The land around Sigatoka is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (40%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and water (41%) within 16 km, and water (59%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
227 m
16 km
445 m
80 km
1,286 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
August weather nearby: Nadi 39 km · Lautoka 59 km · Lami 95 km · Suva 97 km · Nasinu 107 km · Levuka 191 km · Labasa 274 km · Nuku‘alofa 833 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 Sigatoka (-18.1431°, 177.5069°, elevation 6 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).