Destination
Samoa
Oceania · Apia
When to go
Seasonal calendar — from climate data and curated definitions.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cyclone season
Air⌀ 26 °C
27
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
Sea⌀ 29 °C
30
30
30
30
30
29
29
28
28
29
29
30
Rainfall⌀ 256 mm
512
575
188
203
205
181
182
133
142
210
243
302
Wind⌀ 4 м/с
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
Daylight⌀ 12 h
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
Tourism: 181K international tourists a year▲ +37% over 5 yearsmoderate
Darker cells mark peak months.· Wind: avg. daily max — handy for kite & wind sports
Public holidays
National holidays — closures and days off.
Lotu a Tamaiti
October 12, 2026
Mon · in 13d
Christmas Day
December 25, 2026
Fri · in 87d
St. Stephen's Day
Boxing Day
December 26, 2026
Sat · in 88d
New Year's Day
January 1, 2027
Fri · in 94d
New Year's Day
January 2, 2027
Sat · in 95d
Good Friday
March 26, 2027
Fri · in 178d
Holy Saturday
March 27, 2027
Sat · in 179d
Easter Monday
March 29, 2027
Mon · in 181d
Car rental & driving
Whether your licence is recognized, and which side traffic drives on — per the UN road-traffic conventions.
Set your passport to see whether your licence is accepted.
Trafficleft-hand
Health
Yellow fevercert. if from risk countries
Malariano risk
Tap watersafely managed water: 63%bottled only
Vaccines (CDC)
Hepatitis AHepatitis BTyphoid
Internet
Connectivity on the road: coverage, data price, access.
Mobile datacheap$0.36/GB
eSIM: Supported
Prices
Fuel
GasolineWST 3.54/L
DieselWST 4.22/L
About the country
- Capital
- Apia
- Continent
- Oceania
- Population
- 196,130
- Area
- 2,944 km²
- Currency
- Tala · WST
- Time zone
- 02:59UTC+13
- Sockets
- I
- Emergency
- 999all services
- Calling code
- +685
- Languages
- Samoan, English
230 V · 50 Hz