Lami climate — normals and trends
Lami (Fiji) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 2,569 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is February (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is August (22.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Lami averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 273 rainy days per year.
Lami has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.5 °C (on 15 February 2016) and the coldest 17.9 °C (on 18 July 1986).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
LamiCentral
- coords
- -18.11°, 178.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.4°C
Average daily high
25.8°C
Average daily low
23.3°C
Annual rainfall
2,569mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
19.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
273 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.2 °C
Average feels-like low
25.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
360 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
31.5 °C
15 February 2016
Coldest day
17.9 °C
18 July 1986
Wettest day
255 mm
7 August 2009
Windiest day
94.0 km/h
3 January 1993
Strongest gust
167.0 km/h
3 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
8 February 2016
Coldest feels-like
14.9 °C
11 August 1980
Sunniest day
12.9 h
18 December 1976
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 550 mm | +246 mm |
| Feb | 28.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 347 mm | +86 mm |
| Mar | 28.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 265 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 27.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 262 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 26.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 156 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 94 mm | -53 mm |
| Jul | 24.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 81 mm | -42 mm |
| Aug | 25.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 152 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 24.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 99 mm | -57 mm |
| Oct | 25.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 161 mm | -47 mm |
| Nov | 26.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 261 mm | +37 mm |
| Dec | 27.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 348 mm | +79 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lami?
Lami has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 2,569 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lami?
The hottest day measured in Lami between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 2016, reaching 31.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lami?
The coldest day measured in Lami between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1986, at 17.9 °C.
Does it snow in Lami?
Almost never: Lami sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lami warmed?
Yes: Lami warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lami?
The wettest day measured in Lami between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2009, with 255 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lami?
The windiest day measured in Lami between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1993, with winds reaching 94.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lami?
The warmest month in Lami is February (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (22.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Lami?
Lami receives on average 2,569 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 273 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lami?
Lami gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lami?
Yes: Lami has on average 360 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lami?
In Lami, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 8 February 2016, and the lowest was 14.9 °C on 11 August 1980.
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