Suva in Summer
In summer (December, January and February), Suva sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 633 mm of rain over about 68 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 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.
Summer is Suva's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. Suva 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 Suva's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 27°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 26°C
- Rainfall
- 633 mm
- 68 wet days
- Avg wind
- 18 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.5
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Suva in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.
A typical summer day in Suva reaches about 27°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.
Suva 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 | 27° / 26° | 240 | 23.1 | 13 | 4.5 |
| Feb | 28° / 26° | 191 | 22.1 | 12.6 | 4.2 |
| Mar | 28° / 26° | 218 | 25.5 | 12.1 | 4.1 |
| Apr | 27° / 26° | 207 | 22.1 | 11.6 | 4.6 |
| May | 26° / 25° | 132 | 17.3 | 11.2 | 5.5 |
| Jun | 25° / 24° | 115 | 14.2 | 10.9 | 6.0 |
| Jul | 25° / 23° | 78 | 12.7 | 11 | 6.4 |
| Aug | 24° / 23° | 112 | 13.7 | 11.4 | 6.3 |
| Sep | 24° / 23° | 112 | 14.4 | 11.9 | 6.1 |
| Oct | 25° / 24° | 146 | 17.6 | 12.4 | 5.6 |
| Nov | 26° / 25° | 130 | 17.6 | 12.9 | 5.4 |
| Dec | 27° / 25° | 202 | 22.5 | 13.1 | 4.7 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Suva gets around 633 mm of rain over 68 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 18 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 6.2 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Suva
In summer, Suva overlaps its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Suva sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.
Is summer a good time to visit Suva?
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 reasonable time to visit Suva for sightseeing.
What to pack for Suva in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Suva sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 68 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Suva in Summer
The nearest coast averages about 28°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 25°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) | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Comfort | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | Tropical |
| Feb | 29 | Tropical |
| Mar | 29 | Tropical |
| Apr | 28 | Tropical |
| May | 27 | Warm |
| Jun | 26 | Warm |
| Jul | 26 | Warm |
| Aug | 25 | Warm |
| Sep | 25 | Warm |
| Oct | 26 | Warm |
| Nov | 27 | Warm |
| Dec | 28 | Warm |
UV index in Suva 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 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.
| 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 Suva?
Suva sits at 18.1°S, 178.4°E, in Fiji. The nearest listed city is Lami, 3.0 km away.
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.
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 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.