When to go · Suva
Suva in May
Good month. Outside the best window (Jul–Sep). Across Fiji: Dry season begins; warm seas and shoulder prices.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C) / 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- Medium
- Fiji overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Fiji overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Jul–Sep). Across Fiji: Dry season begins; warm seas and shoulder prices.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated good. These months rate higher:
Weather in May
- SuvaHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 21 °C (70 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 70 °F (21 °C), rain on about 12 days
- Wet south-east, Fiji · Suva, Pacific Harbour, Kadavufine
Trade winds bring rain all year; Suva gets about twice Nadi's rainfall. Drier Jul–Sep.
Festivals and holidays
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.
Girmit Day
Mid-May (check) · Fiji
Marks the arrival of indentured Indian labourers in 1879; ceremonies in Lautoka and Suva.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Fiji overall
- Medium
- Prices · Fiji overall
- Medium
Fiji overall: Dry season begins; warm seas and shoulder prices.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Suva, side by side.
Verdict
May: Good
Jul: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Jul: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Night low
May: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Jul: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Rain days
May: 12
Jul: 9 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jul: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jul: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jul: 0
May: Outside the best window (Jul–Sep). Across Fiji: Dry season begins; warm seas and shoulder prices.
July: Inside Suva's best window: Jul–Sep.
Suva: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast