Apia weather in July

In July, Apia sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 138 mm of rain across 21 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of July to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Apia's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Apia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
25°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
138 mm
21 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:55 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
50%
2nd clearest
Wind
21 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Apia is capital of Samoa.

Density
326/km²
people per km²
Founded
1850

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Apia reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Apia weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°36027.612.73.7
Feb28° / 26°32724.712.53.8
Mar28° / 26°27127.312.13.8
Apr28° / 26°21825.611.74.0
May28° / 26°20724.611.44.4
Jun27° / 26°14321.611.24.8
Jul27° / 25°1382111.35.1
Aug27° / 25°12121.111.55.1
Sep27° / 25°1592211.94.8
Oct27° / 25°22724.912.34.4
Nov27° / 25°27125.712.64.0
Dec28° / 26°34627.212.83.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46436
56436
66436
76436
86535
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126634
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277030
287030
297030
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Apia gets around 138 mm of rain over 21 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 68% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
168
268
368
468
568
668
768
868
968
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1267
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1467
1567
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1767
1866
1966
2067
2167
2267
2368
2468
2569
2669
2769
2870
2970
3070
3170

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1110836
2110845
319855
429845
529845
629854
729854
8210844
9210844
10210853
11310843
12311833
13311833
14312823
15212833
16212833
17213832
18213832
19213832
20213832
21214822
22214822
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24114832
25113842
26113842
27213832
28213832
29213832
30212842
31212851

Wind in July

Winds average 21 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
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920breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of July to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 7:55 AM to 7:52 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:557:06
211.27:557:06
311.27:557:07
411.27:557:07
511.27:557:07
611.27:557:08
711.27:557:08
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2111.37:547:12
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2611.37:537:13
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2911.47:537:14
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 4.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
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84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.3Bright
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264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Apia?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Apia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Apia in July

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

In July, Apia sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and a windbreaker. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothesa windbreaker

Sea temperature near Apia in July

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in July — 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 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Apia in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Apia peaks around February 14 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 14UV 17Jun 19UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Apia?

Apia sits at 13.8°S, 171.8°W, 9 m above sea level, in Samoa. The nearest listed city is Pago Pago, 125 km away.

Topography around Apia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Apia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 451 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,148 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,824 m.

The land around Apia is covered by water (41%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and water (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
451 m
16 km
1,148 m
80 km
1,824 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
July weather nearby: Pago Pago 125 km · Mata-Utu 480 km · Alofi 613 km · Nuku‘alofa 890 km · Labasa 995 km · Levuka 1,063 km · Nasinu 1,141 km · Funafuti 1,149 km

Samoa travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 63% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,873
2025
Safe drinking water
63%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.3
per 100k, 2018
Road deaths
13
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 55%Roman Catholic 19%Church of Jesus Christ 17%other Christian 4%

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 Apia (-13.8333°, -171.7667°, 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. 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).