FijiFijian ArchipelagoIsland
Viti Levu
10,531 km² rising to 1,324 m out of the Pacific Ocean.
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
10,531km²
Area
536km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
1,324m
Highest point
Mount Tomanivi
580,000
People
29°C
Warmest sea
February
2,679km
To the mainland
When to go to Viti Levu
Best for the beach in January and from June to September.
The sea is warmest in February (29 °C) and coolest in August (26 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Largest island in Fiji
Viti Levu is an island in Fiji. It belongs to Fijian Archipelago. It covers 10,531 km², with 536 km of coastline. Its highest point, Mount Tomanivi, rises to 1,324 m. About 580,000 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 2,679 km away.
Getting there
- Nadi International Airport (NAN)main airport (2 on the island with scheduled flights)Car hire at NAN airport (Nadi)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesTiger IV, Yasawa Flyer, Leleuvia resort ferry, Tavewa Seabus
- 2,679 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- January and from June to Septemberbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Viti Levu.
- 15beachesSaweni Beach, Wailoaloa Beach and 13 more
- 6viewpointsView towards Suva, Togoru Beach and 4 more
- 2lighthousesMomi Bay
- 8ferry terminalsNakanu Landing, Port Denarau Terminal, Tavewa Seabus and 5 more
- 25marinasThe Marina Naisoso, Port Denarau Marina, 63 and 22 more
- 6named peaksTomanivi, Voma, Koroyanitu and 3 more
- 7waterfallsNatural Pools and Waterfalls, Tunutunu Waterfall and 5 more
- 1castles and fortsVuda Ancient Fortress
- 5ruins and archaeological sitesBilo Battery, WWII gun emplacement position, King's Gun "Boom Boom" and 3 more
- 4dive centresDive Wananavu, Bequa Adventure Divers, Coral Coast Divers and 1 more
- 106hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 151restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Viti Levu in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Viti Levu, each with its own numbers.
14beaches and covesCoastya
1lakeLakeyas
16waterfallsCascadyas
Largest lake
2.0km²
Vaturu Lake
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
26.3°C
Vaturu Lake
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
29.3°C
Saweni Beach
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
14 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Wailoaloa Beach29.2°C
- Saweni Beach29.3°C
- Lomolomo Beach29.3°C
- Palm Beach28.7°C
- Busa Baycove29.0°C
- Momi Baycove29.2°C
- Gusu-i-Nalovocove29.2°C
- Takalana Baycove28.7°C
6 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
1 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Vaturu Lake2.0km²
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16 waterfalls
on Cascadyas, the waterfall atlas
- Wainikavou Fall
- Diriyaga Falls
- Magunu Falls
- Waindenimbukowala Waterfall
- Vuwa Falls
- Savulelele Falls
- Ndravuni Falls
- Nganganaura Falls
8 more on CascadyasCascadyas is coming soonOpen Cascadyas ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 245 m above the sea. 55 % of it is below 200 m.
- 22 %0–50 m
- 33 %50–200 m
- 30 %200–500 m
- 14 %500–1,000 m
- <1 %1,000–2,000 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
100 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Nasinu92,043 people
- Lautoka52,500 people
- Nadi42,284 people
- Sigatoka17,622 people
- Ba14,596 people
- Tavua8,810 people
- Vaileka5,964 people
- Navua5,812 people
- Vatukoula5,580 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Sea (°C) | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 273 | 299 | 342 | 274 | 184 | 137 | 94 | 94 | 128 | 207 | 228 | 286 |
| Wet days | 24 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 22 |
| Sun h/day | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.6 |
| Wind (km/h) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | −0.2 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +1.3 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.6 | −0.1 |
| 2021 | +0.1 | −0.6 | −0.7 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.0 |
| 2022 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +1.7 |
| 2023 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.5 | −0.1 | +0.4 | +0.3 |
| 2024 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.8 |
| 2025 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.6 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q208198) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | Natural Earth · public domain |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Lakeyas, Cascadyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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