Apia
Capital of Samoa: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Samoa - Apia Govt buildings: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Apia is the capital of Samoa, in Tuamasaga. About 40,407 people live in the city proper.
It lies at 13.83° S, 171.77° W, about 9 m (30 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Pacific/Apia time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Apia. Green dots: other major cities of Samoa. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Apia has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually Jan, with average highs near 28°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 26°C (78°F). Around 1,858 mm (73 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in SamoaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 4035413 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q36260 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Samoa - Apia Govt buildings: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Round Samoan houses with blue roofs, Lepea village with Mt Vaea beyond: Teinesavaii, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Falemataaga - Museum of Samoa: Tony Bowden, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Sheraton Hotel, Apia (30249221201): Michael Coghlan from Adelaide, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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