Nuku‘alofa
Capital of Tonga: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Royal Palace, Nuku'alofa, Nov 18: Uhooep, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Nuku‘alofa is the capital of Tonga, in Tongatapu. About 22,400 people live in the city proper.
It lies at 21.14° S, 175.20° W, about 1 m (3 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Pacific/Tongatapu time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Nuku‘alofa. Green dots: other major cities of Tonga. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Nuku‘alofa has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 27°C (81°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 22°C (72°F). Around 1,518 mm (60 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 TongaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 4032402 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q38834 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Royal Palace, Nuku'alofa, Nov 18: Uhooep, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Teufaiva Sport Stadium: Walmaul, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
