Suva
Capital of Fiji: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Suva, Fiji 52: Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Suva is the capital of Fiji, in Central. About 77,366 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Fiji in our atlas.
It lies at 18.14° S, 178.43° E, and keeps time on the Pacific/Fiji time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Suva. Green dots: other major cities of Fiji. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Suva has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). The warmest month is usually Jan, with average highs near 28°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 20°C (68°F). Around 2,547 mm (100 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Mar.
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 FijiNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2198148 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q38807 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Suva, Fiji 52: Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- ANZ Stadium Fiji: Stemoc, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Fiji Museum in Suva: Yuko Hara from Yokohama, Japan, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- ALBERT PARK, SUVA, FIJI ISLANDS: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Gouvernment Building Suva MatthiasSuessen-8442: User:Matthias Süßen, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- WG Plaza Tower Suva 2023: EmaarFJ, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
