Suva weather in October

In October, Suva sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 146 mm of rain across 17.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-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 21% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Suva's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Suva's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
4th coldest
Rainfall
146 mm
17.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:39 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
65%
5th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Suva is capital city of Fiji.

Density
38/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Suva reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Suva weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°24023.1134.5
Feb28° / 26°19122.112.64.2
Mar28° / 26°21825.512.14.1
Apr27° / 26°20722.111.64.6
May26° / 25°13217.311.25.5
Jun25° / 24°11514.210.96.0
Jul25° / 23°7812.7116.4
Aug24° / 23°11213.711.46.3
Sep24° / 23°11214.411.96.1
Oct25° / 24°14617.612.45.6
Nov26° / 25°13017.612.95.4
Dec27° / 25°20222.513.14.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34357
44357
54456
64456
74456
84456
94456
104456
114456
124456
134258
144258
154159
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Suva gets around 146 mm of rain over 17.6 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 57% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
149
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653
754
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956
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2159
2259
2358
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2656
2756
2855
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3055
3155

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
172240310
272139320
372139330
472138350
562038360
662037370
761937380
861936390
961935400
1051935410
1151834430
1251834440
1341834450
1441734450
1531734460
1631635460
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302934541
312933551

Wind in October

Winds average 22 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 21 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
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:507:00
212.26:507:00
312.26:497:01
412.26:487:01
512.26:477:01
612.26:467:01
712.36:457:01
812.36:457:02
912.36:447:02
1012.36:437:02
1112.36:427:02
1212.46:427:03
1312.46:417:03
1412.46:407:03
1512.46:397:04
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1712.46:387:04
1812.56:377:05
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2112.56:357:06
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Suva

In seasonPeak

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

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

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Suva?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Suva for sightseeing.

What to pack for Suva in October

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

In October, Suva sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 24°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Suva in October

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in October — 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
Jun26Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Suva in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Suva 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 Suva?

Suva sits at 18.1°S, 178.4°E, in Fiji. The nearest listed city is Lami, 3.0 km away.

LevukaSigatokaNadiLautokaLabasa

Topography around Suva

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suva has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 532 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,286 m.

The land around Suva is covered by water (48%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, water (52%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and water (63%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
104 m
16 km
532 m
80 km
1,286 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
October weather nearby: Lami 3.0 km · Nasinu 12 km · Levuka 95 km · Sigatoka 97 km · Nadi 113 km · Lautoka 118 km · Labasa 214 km · Nuku‘alofa 746 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 Suva (-18.1368°, 178.4253°), 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).