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Monthly climate in Safotu, Samoa

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Safotu features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (76 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 22 °C (72 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (84 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3119 mm (122.8 inches) and receives 314 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Safotu enjoys an average of 3333 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 19 minutes to 12 hours 53 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Safotu, Samoa §

The warmest months in Safotu are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 25 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Safotu experiences 310 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Safotu, Samoa.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average high 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Mean minimum 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Minimum 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Safotu, Samoa §

Safotu usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 27 rainy days and 507 mm (19.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Safotu are June, August and September. On average, 115 mm (4.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Safotu, Samoa.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 384 (15.1) 644 (25.3) 197 (7.8) 254 (10.0) 199 (7.9) 122 (4.8) 172 (6.8) 111 (4.4) 112 (4.4) 180 (7.1) 252 (9.9) 492 (19.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 25 27 28 27 29 24 24 23 23 27 28 29

Monthly sunshine hours in Safotu, Samoa §

The sunniest months in Safotu are March, September and October, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Safotu: January, February and June receive an average of 7 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Safotu, Samoa.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 228 210 303 272 278 270 278 296 304 309 295 284
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 48m 12h 30m 12h 8m 11h 46m 11h 28m 11h 19m 11h 24m 11h 40m 12h 1m 12h 23m 12h 43m 12h 53m

Solar UV radiation in Safotu, Samoa §

Safotu experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Safotu UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Safotu, Samoa.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 16 16 16 13 11 9 10 12 14 15 15 15