Best time to visit, weather and climate Samoa
Best time to visit Samoa
The best time to visit Samoa is from january until december, when you will have a warm temperature and limited till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Samoa is 29°C in january and the lowest is 27°C in july.
Samoa has the tropical rainforest climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Samoa or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.
Climate Samoa per month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29°C | 29°C | 29°C | 29°C | 28°C | 28°C | 27°C | 27°C | 27°C | 28°C | 28°C | 28°C |
| 128 mm |
123 mm |
66 mm |
72 mm |
85 mm |
59 mm |
58 mm |
52 mm |
36 mm |
83 mm |
86 mm |
116 mm |
Climate data from: Apia
Climate Samoa
Samoa has the tropical rainforest climate prevailing. It is usually (very) warm, humid and rainy all year round. The average annual temperature for Samoa is 28° degrees and there is about 964 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 78 days a year with an average humidity of 77% and an UV-index of 7.
Climate Samoa
| Day |
| Night |
| Precip |
| Rain days |
| Dry days |
| Sun hours per day |
| Wind force in Bft |
| UV-index |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | 29°C | 29°C | 29°C | 29°C | 28°C | 28°C | 27°C | 27°C | 27°C | 28°C | 28°C | 28°C |
| Night | 28°C | 28°C | 28°C | 28°C | 28°C | 27°C | 27°C | 27°C | 27°C | 27°C | 28°C | 28°C |
| Precip | 128 mm |
123 mm |
66 mm |
72 mm |
85 mm |
59 mm |
58 mm |
52 mm |
36 mm |
83 mm |
86 mm |
116 mm |
| Rain days |
19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
| Dry days |
12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| Sun hours per day |
8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Wind force in Bft |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| UV-index | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Weather Samoa january
On average, it is maximum 29° in january in Samoa and at least around 28° degrees. In january there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 128 mm and the it will be dry 12 days this month in Samoa.
Weather Samoa february
On average, it is maximum 29° in february in Samoa and at least around 28° degrees. In february there are 18 days of rainfall with a total of 123 mm and the it will be dry 10 days this month in Samoa.
Weather Samoa march
On average, it is maximum 29° in march in Samoa and at least around 28° degrees. In march there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 66 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month in Samoa.
Weather Samoa april
On average, it is maximum 29° in april in Samoa and at least around 28° degrees. In april there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 72 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in Samoa.
Weather Samoa may
On average, it is maximum 28° in may in Samoa and at least around 28° degrees. In may there are 21 days of rainfall with a total of 85 mm and the it will be dry 10 days this month in Samoa.
Weather Samoa june
On average, it is maximum 28° in june in Samoa and at least around 27° degrees. In june there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 59 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month in Samoa.
Weather Samoa july
On average, it is maximum 27° in july in Samoa and at least around 27° degrees. In july there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 58 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month in Samoa.
Weather Samoa august
On average, it is maximum 27° in august in Samoa and at least around 27° degrees. In august there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 52 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month in Samoa.
Weather Samoa september
On average, it is maximum 27° in september in Samoa and at least around 27° degrees. In september there are 18 days of rainfall with a total of 36 mm and the it will be dry 12 days this month in Samoa.
Weather Samoa october
On average, it is maximum 28° in october in Samoa and at least around 27° degrees. In october there are 21 days of rainfall with a total of 83 mm and the it will be dry 10 days this month in Samoa.
Weather Samoa november
On average, it is maximum 28° in november in Samoa and at least around 28° degrees. In november there are 18 days of rainfall with a total of 86 mm and the it will be dry 12 days this month in Samoa.
Weather Samoa december
On average, it is maximum 28° in december in Samoa and at least around 28° degrees. In december there are 18 days of rainfall with a total of 116 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in Samoa.
14 day weather forecast Samoa
The weather for Apia in Samoa will be ° degrees in the next 14 days and it stays dry every day.
Weather forecast this week
| Dag | Weer | Max | Min | Precip | Change | UV |
|---|
Weather forecast next week
| Dag | Weer | Max | Min | Precip | Change | UV |
|---|
Weather experiences Samoa
Already been to Samoa?
Share your experience of the Samoa weather and get a chance to win $150!
About Samoa
Samoa is in the continental part Oceania and the capital is Apia. The total surface is 2.860 km² with 403 km of coastline and the population consists of 197.448 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 427x smaller than New Zealand. If you want to call Samoa you have to use +685 or 00685 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +6855012457809 or 006855012457809.
Samoa is in a straight line at 14.596 km distance from Cape Town. From Cape Town International Airport the flight time is about 18 hours15.
Flight tickets to Samoa
Samoa has 1 airport which you can fly to:
Through our partners below you will find the cheapest flight tickets for Samoa. Click on a logo to visit the website or take a look on Skyscanner for the cheapeast flight tickets from all the airline companies.
Currency Samoa
In Samoa the Samoan tala is used to pay.
Exchange rate Samoan tala (WST) 30 july 2021
1 Samoan tala = 6,00 South African rand
100 Samoan tala = 599,65 South African rand
1 South African rand = 0,17 Samoan tala
100 South African rand = 16,68 Samoan tala
Install exchange rate app
It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.
Bring your credit card
Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:
MasterCard ATM Hunter
Download Android
Download Apple
MasterCard Nearby
Download Android
Download Apple
Time difference Samoa
In Samoa it is now 05:51 o’clock at night on saturday 31 july 2021. That is 11 hour later than in New Zealand. The time zone of Samoa is Pacific/Apia and the Greenwich time is UTC+13.