Apia weather in June

In June, Apia sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 143 mm of rain across 21.6 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-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 36% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of June to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Apia's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Apia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
26°
7th coldest
Rainfall
143 mm
21.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:52 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
55%
4th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
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 June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical June day in Apia reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°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, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 8th-warmest and 10th-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 June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25446
35446
45545
55644
65644
75644
85743
95743
105842
115842
125941
136040
146040
156139
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206337
216436
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Apia gets around 143 mm of rain over 21.6 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 72% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
175
274
374
474
574
674
774
874
974
1074
1174
1274
1374
1474
1573
1673
1773
1872
1972
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2171
2270
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2569
2669
2768
2868
2968
3068

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1176824
2176923
3176923
4177022
5067222
6067321
7067420
8067420
9057619
10057619
11067618
12067618
13067717
14067816
15077815
16077914
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21197911
22198010
23110809
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28110827
29110836
30110836

Wind in June

Winds average 20 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 19 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
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
920light breeze
1020light breeze
1120light breeze
1220light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 7:47 AM to 7:54 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:477:02
211.27:487:02
311.27:487:02
411.27:487:02
511.27:487:02
611.27:497:02
711.27:497:02
811.27:497:02
911.27:507:02
1011.27:507:02
1111.27:507:02
1211.27:517:02
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1411.27:517:03
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1611.27:527:03
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1911.27:527:03
2011.27:537:04
2111.27:537:04
2211.27:537:04
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2511.27:547:05
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.2 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

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 — June's 4.2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
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84.2Bright
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264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Apia?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Apia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Apia in June

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

In June, Apia sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Apia in June

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in June — 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 June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks 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 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
June 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).