Vanua Levu vs Viti Levu

Wooden bungalow with thatched-roof structures nestled in tropical vegetation overlooking calm blue ocean waters.

Vanua Levu and Viti Levu, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.

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By the numbers

Vanua Levu compared with Viti Levu
Vanua Levu	Measure	Viti Levu
–	U.S. travel advisory	–
3	Resorts in our catalog	5 (better)
★ 4.9 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.4
$208–$1327/night pp	Nightly rates	$123–$509/night pp (better)
2 of 3	Adults-only resorts	0 of 5
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
November–April, wettest January–March	Rainy season	November–April, wettest January–March; the resort-lined west and south are the island's dry side
May–October: the dry season and the diving-visibility peak	Sweet spot	May–October: dry, mid-80s, and aligned with northern-summer holidays
Divers, honeymooners, get-away-from-everyone trips	Best for	Families, first Fiji trips, no-boat-transfer logistics
May–October dry; November–April wet/cyclone season	Season	May–October dry; November–April wet/cyclone season

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.

On the map

Vanua Levu

Viti Levu

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Vanua Levu and Viti Levu
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Vanua Levu · high °F	87	87	86	85	83	81	80	80	81	83	85	86
Viti Levu · high °F	88	88	87	85	83	81	80	80	82	84	86	87
Vanua Levu · rain (in)	13.0	12.5	14.0	9.5	6.5	4.5	3.5	4.0	5.0	6.5	8.0	10.5
Viti Levu · rain (in)	11.9	11.3	12.9	7.1	3.9	2.4	1.9	2.4	3.2	4.2	5.5	7.5

Approximate climate normals for Savusavu and Nadi / Denarau: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.