Suva climate — normals and trends
Suva (Fiji) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 2,012 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Suva averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 243 rainy days per year.
Suva has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.1 °C (on 15 February 2016) and the coldest 18.6 °C (on 29 July 1972).
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
SuvaCentral
- coords
- -18.14°, 178.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
25.8°C
Average daily low
24.6°C
Annual rainfall
2,012mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
25.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
243 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.6 °C
Average feels-like low
25.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
30.1 °C
15 February 2016
Coldest day
18.6 °C
29 July 1972
Wettest day
281 mm
29 April 2020
Windiest day
99.9 km/h
3 January 1993
Strongest gust
164.5 km/h
3 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
38.5 °C
8 February 2016
Coldest feels-like
14.8 °C
11 August 1980
Sunniest day
13.1 h
17 December 2022
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 | 27.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 499 mm | +253 mm |
| Feb | 28.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 295 mm | +87 mm |
| Mar | 27.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 245 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 27.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 229 mm | +16 mm |
| May | 26.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 101 mm | -47 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 81 mm | -36 mm |
| Jul | 25.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 63 mm | -36 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 142 mm | +26 mm |
| Sep | 24.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 64 mm | -50 mm |
| Oct | 25.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 133 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 26.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 189 mm | +29 mm |
| Dec | 27.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 345 mm | +147 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Suva?
Suva has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 2,012 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Suva?
The hottest day measured in Suva between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 2016, reaching 30.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Suva?
The coldest day measured in Suva between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1972, at 18.6 °C.
Does it snow in Suva?
Almost never: Suva sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Suva warmed?
Yes: Suva warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Suva?
The wettest day measured in Suva between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 2020, with 281 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Suva?
The windiest day measured in Suva between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1993, with winds reaching 99.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Suva?
The warmest month in Suva is February (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Suva?
Suva receives on average 2,012 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 243 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Suva?
Suva gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Suva?
Yes: Suva has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Suva?
In Suva, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 8 February 2016, and the lowest was 14.8 °C on 11 August 1980.
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