When to go · Samoa
Samoa, month by month
The best months for Samoa: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedWet and humid; cyclone risk; NZ holidays.Upolu and Savai'i: rainy · Apia: 30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 21 rain daysUpolu and Savai'i: rainy · Apia: 86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 21 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryMixedWettest month, highest cyclone risk.Upolu and Savai'i: storm or typhoon risk · Apia: 30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 20 rain daysUpolu and Savai'i: storm or typhoon risk · Apia: 86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 20 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchMixedRain still heavy.Upolu and Savai'i: rainy · Apia: 30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 21 rain daysUpolu and Savai'i: rainy · Apia: 86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 21 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodEasing rain; Easter church events.Upolu and Savai'i: fine · Apia: 30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 18 rain daysUpolu and Savai'i: fine · Apia: 86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 18 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatDry season starts; good value.Upolu and Savai'i: best weather · Apia: 30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 13 rain daysUpolu and Savai'i: best weather · Apia: 86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatIndependence celebrations; book Apia ahead.Upolu and Savai'i: best weather · Apia: 29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 12 rain daysUpolu and Savai'i: best weather · Apia: 84 °F (29 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatDry; NZ and Australian school holidays.Upolu and Savai'i: best weather · Apia: 29 °C (84 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 11 rain daysUpolu and Savai'i: best weather · Apia: 84 °F (29 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatDry and breezy; whales pass offshore.Upolu and Savai'i: best weather · Apia: 29 °C (84 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 11 rain daysUpolu and Savai'i: best weather · Apia: 84 °F (29 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- SeptemberGreatTeuila Festival in Apia.Upolu and Savai'i: best weather · Apia: 29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 11 rain daysUpolu and Savai'i: best weather · Apia: 84 °F (29 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGreatWhite Sunday; still mostly dry.Upolu and Savai'i: best weather · Apia: 30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 13 rain daysUpolu and Savai'i: best weather · Apia: 86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberMixedRains return.Upolu and Savai'i: fine · Apia: 30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 15 rain daysUpolu and Savai'i: fine · Apia: 86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberMixedChristmas family travel; cyclone season.Upolu and Savai'i: rainy · Apia: 30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 19 rain daysUpolu and Savai'i: rainy · Apia: 86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 19 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Samoa, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Crowds
May: Low
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 1
May: Dry season starts; good value.
June: Independence celebrations; book Apia ahead.
Samoa: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
Weather by region
How each climate zone rates each month.