When to go · Apia
Apia in August
Great month. Dry; busy with visitors.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 29° / 22°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Medium
- Samoa overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Samoa overall
Verdict
Dry; busy with visitors.
Weather in August
- ApiaHighs around 29 °C, lows around 22 °C, rain on about 11 days
- Upolu and Savai'i, Samoa · Apia, south coast, Savai'ibest weather
Trade-wind dry season May–October; December–March is humid with heavy downpours and cyclone risk (Evan in 2012 was the last major hit on Apia). The south and east coasts of Upolu catch more rain than Apia.
Dry season season
The more reliable season for boat trips, ferries and outdoor days; Teuila Festival (late Aug–early Sep) and Independence Day (1 Jun) fall in this window.
Watch: Still humid; still needs sun protection.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Teuila Festival check
Late August–early September · Apia
Samoa's biggest cultural festival — dance, sports, a beauty pageant and parades; hotels fill and prices rise.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Samoa overall
- Medium
- Prices · Samoa overall
- Medium
Samoa overall: Dry and breezy; whales pass offshore.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast