Fiji in January

Hot, wet and in cyclone season; NZ and Australian summer holidays keep prices up.

January is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• MayGreatDry season begins; warm seas and shoulder prices.
• JuneGreatDry, cooler nights, clear water; good for diving.
• JulyGreatAustralian and NZ school holidays fill family resorts; Bula Festival in Nadi. Book ahead.
• AugustGreatDriest, sunniest month in the west; humpback whales pass some islands.

• Dry west · Nadi, Denarau, Mamanuca and Yasawa islandsrainy

  The rain shadow of Viti Levu's mountains: sunniest part of the country. Dec–Mar is humid with heavy showers and cyclone risk; winter nights near 18 °C (64 °F).The rain shadow of Viti Levu's mountains: sunniest part of the country. Dec–Mar is humid with heavy showers and cyclone risk; winter nights near 64 °F (18 °C).

• Wet south-east · Suva, Pacific Harbour, Kadavurainy

  Trade winds bring rain all year; Suva gets about twice Nadi's rainfall. Drier Jul–Sep.

• Coral Coast · Sigatoka to Pacific Harbour on the Queens Roadrainy

  Between the two: sunnier than Suva, windier than the Mamanucas.

• North · Vanua Levu (Savusavu, Labasa), Taveunirainy

  Taveuni's east coast is among the wettest places in Fiji; diving visibility is best in the drier months.

• Lomaiviti Islands: Lomaiviti (Ovalau and neighbours) · Islands east of Viti Levurainy

  May–October is drier and cooler; November–April is hotter, wetter and the cyclone season. Levuka sits on the wet windward side of Ovalau, so short showers are normal even in the dry months.

• Taveuni: Taveuni · Whole island, wetter on the south-east windward siderainy

  May–October is the drier, cooler window and default for diving/hiking; November–April is hotter, wetter, and cyclone season. Rain falls any month.

• Viti Levu: West (Nadi, Denarau, Lautoka) · dry western coastrainy

  Drier than the east; May–October is the default window.

• Viti Levu: South-east (Suva, Pacific Harbour) · wet south-east coastrainy

  Rain in most months; November–April is cyclone season.

• Yasawa Islands: Yasawa Islands · the whole chain, north-west of Viti Levurainy

  May to October is the dry, cooler window and the default for a first trip. November to April is hot, humid and wet, with cyclone risk; some resorts close in the low season.

• Nadi31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 17 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 17 rain days
• Arovudi30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 18 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 18 rain days
• Lautoka31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 17 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 17 rain days
• Levuka30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 18 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 18 rain days
• Nausori30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 18 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 18 rain days
• Pacific Harbour30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 6 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 6 rain days
• Rakiraki30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 12 rain days
• Suva30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 18 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 18 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• New Year's Day

  1 Jan

  Resorts full from Christmas; many shops shut on the day.

• New Year

  1 January · Nadi

  Public holiday; shops close.

• Cyclone season

  November to April · Nadi

  Storms can close the airport and cancel island boats.

• Christmas and New Year

  Dec–Jan · Nadi

  Peak for Australian and New Zealand families; hotels fill.

Crowds · Fiji

Medium

Prices · Fiji

High

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Fiji, side by side.

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Rated best or good this month

• Pacific Harbour

  Best months: All year (dry season Jan–Apr is drier, wet season May–Oct may affect golf)