Here we outline the best time to visit Fiji. Australia's winter coincides with Fiji's cooler months too. But Fiji's winter dry season is way warmer than winter back home, with daytime temperatures hovering around degrees. Nights are cooler but in reality the weather's still balmy although, tell that to the Fijians who layer up in beanies and hoodies at this time of year. In dry season expect clear, blue-sky days, low rainfall, less humidity and minimal risk of cyclones.
The advantages of visiting in dry season, aside from idyllic weather are multiple: great surfing, good conditions for snorkelling and diving, plus spectacular sunsets. As the cooler months set in, the spectrum of colours in Fiji's famous sunsets is incredible, with light scattered clouds making for amazing nightly displays by nature, says Chris Hamilton, resident manager of Shangri-La's Fijian Resort and Spa.
It's also the best time to go diving and snorkelling, with clarity at its best from May through to the end of September. Some divers, however, prefer the wet season as the water temperature is a couple of degrees warmer — meaning no need for a wetsuit.
By submitting your email you are agreeing to Fairfax Media's terms and conditions and privacy policy. June through to September is also, obviously, the best time to escape the cold in Australia but, annoyingly, everyone else has the same idea so this is Fiji's peak season.
The July school holidays are by far the busiest time of year aside from Christmas, with occupancy at its highest. If you want to visit during Fiji's winter, give school holidays a wide berth especially if you're travelling sans kids.
If you absolutely have to travel in school holidays, book way in advance as you'll struggle to find a room if you leave it until the last minute. Fiji is famous for its sea life, particularly its array of colourful coral.
The Great Astrolabe Reef is the world's fourth-largest barrier reef and wraps around the remote southern island of Kadavu. Somosomo Strait between the northern islands of Vanua Levu and Taveuni, meanwhile, is famous for its stunning soft corals.
Explore underwater dive sites with whimsical names like Chimneys and Alice in Wonderland, with its mushroom-shaped corals, sea fans and clown fish. Or book a dive to deeper sites like Grand Central Station at Namana Marine Reserve, considered by Cousteau to be one of the top 10 dive sites in the world. Described as the "mother of all festivals", the Hibiscus Festival is one of the biggest events in the country, and brings Suva to a standstill.
Held this year from August , the long running festival celebrates Fiji's different cultures and diversity, and includes food, rides, entertainment, sporting activities, an opening march, floats procession, talent contests, an arts village and more. See www. Fijians love to party. Get swept up in the celebrations of National Fiji Day, the anniversary of the country's independence from British colonial rule, on October 10, See also: Twenty things that will shock first-time visitors to Fiji.
This is Fiji's rainy season, and while tropical downpours are typically short, they can be just the opposite — settling in for days. After the rain clears expect hot, and humid conditions. Favorable windsurfing conditions persist here well into July.
Key events: National Sports Day. Temperature-wise, this is an ideal time to visit, but it is high season so is likely to be busier and more expensive. Key events: Bula Festival. Winter temperatures continue, and a light sweater will be needed during the cooler nights. Days remain warm and dry. There are a couple of major festivals at this time too; the nine-day-long Hibiscus Festival , held in Suva, and the South Indian Fire-Walking Festival sometimes held in July.
There are several major festivals in September, including the annual regatta, held at Musket Cove Marina , that lures avid yachties and party people from around the world. The cooler dry season ends and temperatures begin to climb as the Southern Hemisphere moves towards its summer. Week-long celebrations focus on the diversity of Fijian and Indo-Fijian cultures, culminating on Fiji Day October 10 , which marks the country's independence from British colonial rule.
Diwali sometimes falling in November is when Hindu families decorate their homes with lights and pray to Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity. The Uprising Festival is a hour marathon of music and performing arts timed to coincide with Diwali.
The mountains of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu create wet climatic zones on their windward southeastern sides and dry climatic zones on their leeward northwestern sides. This is the time to try a local delicacy: blue, edible sea worms rise at midnight about a week after November's full moon.
Many island communities celebrate the annual harvest with songs and feasts. Key events: Balolo Rising. The rainy season arrives in earnest, though travel is still entirely possible. We gathered this data in June from FareCompare.
June to October are the coldest and driest months in Fiji. Cyclone season runs from November to April. Hotels and resorts offer low prices in February and March as most are vacant. From May through November, Fiji's winter, temperatures are warm during the day--around 80 degrees Fahrenheit--and cooler at night and in the early mornings.
During the summer rainy season from November through April, temperatures can reach 95 degrees Fahrenheit with late afternoon showers. Fiji offers a tropical climate with higher humidity and rain during the summer and lower temperatures with dry air in the winter.
However, the winds cause climate variances from island to island. Speak with your travel specialist about weather around your resorts. A bure is technically the Fijian word for a wood and straw hut. In traditional Fijian culture, there was a vale , which was the "family house", and then separate bures for the men to meet, eat and sleep.
Today, you'll find any kind of detached bungalow referred to as a bure. With the exception of the main island of Viti Levu, you'll find that nearly all resort accommodations in Fiji are bures the main island has a number of more traditional multi-room hotels.
Bures come in a number of "flavors": beachfront, garden, and even overwater bures at Likuliku. During the winter rainy season, afternoon showers occur with frequency. In the case of a tropical storm or cyclone, residents and travelers are relocated to safe areas. Tropical storms during the rainy season are not uncommon: the last major cyclones to hit Fiji occurred in December of , March of , December of , December of and December of If it rains while you're there--then it's a perfect time to sit down with the locals and try kava , a traditional drink made from the kava root.
It's got a mild calming effect, and there's a little ceremony that goes with each sip you take--the locals will be sure to teach you. It tastes a bit like dirty water, with a bit of a sparkling edge to it A little inclement weather might encourage you to forgo a snorkel trip and experience a Lovo : it's a traditional Fijian feast, a bit like the Hawaiian luau, complete with a pig roasted in an underground oven, wrapped in banana leaves.
Often this will be combined with the Meke, which is a traditional story-telling dance performance, with an orchestra performing on percussion instruments. Fiji has warm water temperatures year-round although thin wetsuits are recommended for deeper dives.
In the northern islands of Vanua Levu and Taveuni, the rainy season November through April has a much greater effect and if you really want to dive that area, you'd be advised to stick to the dry season. In the Mamanucas, Beqa, and on Viti Levu it's not nearly as much of a concern, and diving and weather in general is pretty nice all year round. While the Somosomo Strait gets a lot of attention for the soft corals and wall dives, and Beqa Lagoon gets a lot of attention for its sharks, there's tons to see on the Malolo Barrier Reef, next to the Mamanuca islands--and it's mostly at shallow depths Barts St.
Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Maarten St. Need expert help? Meet Joni , one of our travel experts for the islands of Fiji. Born in the Southwest, raised in the Northwest, I have called the South Pacific home for nearly 30 years. I founded J2 Travels in the late s to share our knowledge with other like minded travelers — remembering always, that the joy is in the journey.
We have access to virtually every travel special out there. Our agents make a commission from the travel wholesalers, same as every other agent or online travel site. We had the most amazing time on our trip. Everything was wonderful. We absolutely loved Queenstown.
We took the bus out to Milford Sound and then took a helicopter back as you suggested. It was raining the whole way out there but then the rain disappeared so we saw so many waterfalls it was breathtaking! We also went horseback riding in Glenorchy well, I did — Pete got sick! The drive out there was beautiful and the ride itself was really fun. We tried to go skydiving but unfortunately it cancelled twice because of the winds. We also went jetboating,and spent a lot of time in the restaurants and bars in town.
We then spent a few hours in Nelson and went out to Bleinhem for a day and did some wine-tasting, which was a lot of fun. In Auckland we spent a day walking around and then played golf one day. We also went to dinner at the Mudbrick restaurant in Waiheke which was great. And on to Fiji
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