What is the best month to cruise to Suva?

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Suva cruise weather by month

What to expect when your ship is in Suva in any month: temperatures, how often it rains, wind, sea temperature and wave heights.

Julybest month, rated 83 of 100
88°Fwarmest average high (February)
81°Fcoolest average high (August)
36%fewest rain days (July)
60%most rain days (January)

Best time to cruise to Suva

The best month for cruise weather in Suva is July, rated 83 out of 100 (Good): pleasant temperatures and warm water. August and September score nearly as well. The weakest month is January (62, Fair): many rainy days and storm season.

Tropical storms: January is the most exposed month. In a typical half of January, about 1 year in 14 since 1980 brought a tropical storm within 90 miles of Suva.

How the rating works

Each month scores out of 100 from five things: the average high (30 points; 64 to 82°F is full marks), how often it rains (25), how rough the sea gets (15), how warm the water is where swimming matters (10) and storms (20: how often a tropical storm passed within 90 miles since 1980, or how often gales struck in the 20-year record, whichever is worse). A part with no data is left out and the rest scaled up. The weights are a judgment about what makes a stop pleasant, not a measurement. Crowds and fares are not included.

Weather in Suva by month

Average highs run from 81°F (27°C) in August to 88°F (31°C) in February. Rain falls on the fewest days in July and the most in January. Sea temperature and wave heights are for the water just off the port.

Typical conditions, 2006–2025 climate record (ECMWF). Rain days are days with at least 1 mm of rain or melted snow. These are averages, not a forecast.
Month	Rating	High / low	Rain days	Wind	Sea temp	Typical seas	Sun
January	62Fair	87 / 74°F31 / 23°C1 in 10 days: 86–89°F	60%	9 mph15 km/h	84°F29°C	4 ft (1.1 m)Slight; rougher days up to 5 ft	9.9 hrs81% humidity
February	65Fair	88 / 74°F31 / 23°C1 in 10 days: 87–90°F	57%	9 mph15 km/h	85°F30°C	4 ft (1.2 m)Slight; rougher days up to 6 ft	9.8 hrs82% humidity
March	70Good	87 / 74°F31 / 23°C1 in 10 days: 86–89°F	56%	9 mph15 km/h	85°F29°C	4 ft (1.1 m)Slight; rougher days up to 5 ft	9.4 hrs81% humidity
April	65Fair	86 / 73°F30 / 23°C1 in 10 days: 85–88°F	54%	10 mph16 km/h	84°F29°C	5 ft (1.4 m)Moderate; rougher days up to 7 ft	8.8 hrs80% humidity
May	75Good	84 / 72°F29 / 22°C1 in 10 days: 82–85°F	50%	10 mph16 km/h	83°F28°C	5 ft (1.6 m)Moderate; rougher days up to 8 ft	8.8 hrs77% humidity
June	80Good	82 / 70°F28 / 21°C1 in 10 days: 80–84°F	44%	10 mph17 km/h	81°F27°C	5 ft (1.6 m)Moderate; rougher days up to 8 ft	8.7 hrs77% humidity
July	83Good	81 / 69°F27 / 21°C1 in 10 days: 79–83°F	36%	10 mph17 km/h	79°F26°C	5 ft (1.6 m)Moderate; rougher days up to 8 ft	8.7 hrs74% humidity
August	82Good	81 / 69°F27 / 20°C1 in 10 days: 79–83°F	40%	11 mph17 km/h	78°F26°C	5 ft (1.5 m)Moderate; rougher days up to 7 ft	8.6 hrs75% humidity
September	81Good	82 / 70°F28 / 21°C1 in 10 days: 80–84°F	41%	11 mph17 km/h	78°F26°C	5 ft (1.5 m)Moderate; rougher days up to 8 ft	9.1 hrs78% humidity
October	77Good	83 / 71°F29 / 21°C1 in 10 days: 81–85°F	51%	11 mph17 km/h	79°F26°C	5 ft (1.4 m)Moderate; rougher days up to 7 ft	9.1 hrs79% humidity
November	71Good	85 / 72°F30 / 22°C1 in 10 days: 83–87°F	54%	11 mph17 km/h	81°F27°C	4 ft (1.3 m)Moderate; rougher days up to 7 ft	10.3 hrs80% humidity
December	67Fair	87 / 73°F30 / 23°C1 in 10 days: 85–88°F	56%	11 mph18 km/h	83°F28°C	4 ft (1.3 m)Moderate; rougher days up to 6 ft	10.3 hrs80% humidity

These are averages for 2006–2025 (20 years) from ECMWF’s ERA5 climate record, adjusted to local detail with a higher-resolution ECMWF analysis and Météo-France waves, then checked against weather-station records from NOAA (GHCN-Daily). At this port they were compared with the Nausori station, 11 miles away. Before the figures were adjusted to it, highs differed by about 0.5°F and rain days by 6 percentage points; after adjusting they sit close to its record.

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Upcoming cruises in Suva

6 ships from 5 cruise lines are scheduled here, 7 visits in total. The next 7:

Date	Ship	Stop	Sailing
Wed, Oct 142026	Norwegian SpiritNorwegian Cruise Line	Calls	12 nights from Lautoka
Sun, Oct 252026	Grand PrincessPrincess Cruises	Calls	28 nights from Los Angeles
Wed, Oct 282026	Oceania RivieraOceania Cruises	Calls	10 nights from Papeete
Thu, Nov 122026	Crown PrincessPrincess Cruises	Calls	30 nights from Sydney (New South Wales, Australia)
Sat, Nov 282026	Norwegian SpiritNorwegian Cruise Line	Calls	13 nights from Papeete
Mon, Dec 282026	AIDAsolAIDA Cruises	Calls	126 nights from Hamburg
Tue, Jan 192027	Costa DeliziosaCosta Cruises	Calls	138 nights from Savona

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