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Weather in Nuku Alofa

Tongatapu · 22,400 inhabitants · Thursday, October 29 · updated 11:38

Partly cloudy
23°
Partly cloudy
Feels like 29°C
Wind
18 km/h
Gusts
18 km/h
Humidity
79 %
Pressure
1019 hPa
Clouds
52 %
Storm
No
Rise 05:58 Set 18:49 Day 12 h 50 min UV 4 · Moderate

Detailed forecast

Trend
Morning
Partly cloudy
Partly cloudy
23°22°
Feels like 29°
Wind ↑ E 18 km/h
Humidity 79 %
Afternoon
Mainly clear
Mainly clear
23°
Feels like 30°
Wind ↑ ENE 17 km/h
Humidity 78 %
Evening
Rain showers
Rain showers
23°
Feels like 30°
Wind ↑ ENE 20 km/h
Humidity 79 %
💧 0.5 mm
13:00
Mainly clear
23°
ENE 17
16:00
Mainly clear
23°
ESE 12
19:00
Rain showers
23°
0.2mm
E 17
22:00
Drizzle
23°
0.3mm
ENE 20
01:00
Rain showers
23°
0.4mm
ENE 18
04:00
Mainly clear
23°
0.1mm
NE 22
07:00
Drizzle
23°
0.2mm
NE 18
10:00
Overcast
23°
0.1mm
NE 20

Weather charts for Nuku Alofa · 7 days

Temperatures over 7 days

≈ Temperatures close to seasonal normals
Highs Lows Seasonal normal (1991-2020 average)
20°22°23°25°26°TodayThuFriSatSunMonTue23°22°Wed 28 Oct: max 23° · min 22° · normal 23.4°Thu 29 Oct: max 23° · min 23° · normal 23.4°Fri 30 Oct: max 24° · min 23° · normal 23.5°Sat 31 Oct: max 24° · min 22° · normal 23.5°Sun 1 Nov: max 24° · min 22° · normal 23.5°Mon 2 Nov: max 24° · min 22° · normal 23.6°Tue 3 Nov: max 23° · min 22° · normal 23.6°

Hourly detail

ThuFriSatSunMonTueWedThu20°23°26°24°22°02
Temperature (°C) Precipitation (mm) Wind (km/h)

Climate of Nuku Alofa

February is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C. August is the coldest, with average lows of 22 °C.

About 1,720 mm of rain falls in a typical year, more than in 82% of the 28,403 cities of 20,000+ inhabitants on SkiesAtlas.

Daylight lasts 10 h 50 min at the June solstice and 13 h 25 min at the December solstice.

This week’s forecast highs average 24 °C, 1 °C above the October normal (23 °C).

Monthly averages, 1991–2020
MonthAvg highAvg lowRain
Jan26 °C25 °C208 mm
Feb27 °C26 °C214 mm
Mar27 °C26 °C241 mm
Apr26 °C25 °C176 mm
May25 °C24 °C110 mm
Jun24 °C23 °C116 mm
Jul23 °C22 °C103 mm
Aug23 °C22 °C118 mm
Sep23 °C22 °C110 mm
Oct23 °C22 °C103 mm
Nov25 °C24 °C107 mm
Dec26 °C25 °C118 mm
Year25 °C24 °C1,720 mm

Climate normals: ERA5 reanalysis 1991–2020 (Copernicus/ECMWF), computed by SkiesAtlas for 21.14° S, 175.18° W. ERA5 averages over a 0.25° grid (about 25 km): hills, a coastline or the heat of the city itself can shift local values by a degree or two.

Air quality & pollen in Nuku Alofa

2/6
Fair
European Air Quality Index (EAQI) · CAMS source
PM2.511µg/m³
PM1019µg/m³

CAMS data (Copernicus) · air quality and pollen refreshed several times a day.

Rain in Nuku Alofa: live radar and next-hour forecast

Will it rain in Nuku Alofa? Track precipitation live on the radar and anticipate showers in the next hour — the +1 h extrapolation is based on the real movement of rain cells.

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Moon calendar for Nuku Alofa

Waning gibbous
87 % illuminated · 18.3 days
Rise 08:59 Set 20:04
Fri 30/10 79%
Sat 31/10 69%
Sun 1/11 59%
Mon 2/11 49% Last quarter
Tue 3/11 38%
Wed 4/11 28%
Thu 5/11 19%
Fri 6/11 12%
Sat 7/11 6%
Sun 8/11 2%
Mon 9/11 0%
Tue 10/11 1% New moon

Rise and set in local time (Pacific/Tongatapu) · phases and illumination computed by SkiesAtlas (synodic model).

Weather history for Nuku Alofa

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The weather in Nuku Alofa

Find the full weather for Nuku Alofa, Tongatapu: current conditions, forecast by time of day (morning, afternoon, evening) and a 7-day trend. Right now the sky is “partly cloudy” with 23 °C (feels like 29 °C) and wind at 18 km/h.

Today, temperatures range from 23 °C to 23 °C, with about 1 mm of rain. Forecast computed by our multi-model engine SkiesAtlas (ECMWF-AIFS, NOAA GFS, DWD ICON): cloud cover calibrated on METAR observations, convective energy (CAPE) for storms.

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