National Park Service LogoU.S. Department of the InteriorNational Park ServiceNational Park Service
National Park Service: U.S. Department of the InteriorNational Park Service Arrowhead
 
 
Making America's Best Idea Even Better
National Park of American SamoaPola Islands, Tutuila
view map
text size:largestlargernormal
printer friendly
National Park of American Samoa
Weather
 
storm winds at Pago Pago
An NPS Photo
Tropical storms and hurricanes (known here as cyclones) occasionally blast Samoa.

Climate

Warm, humid and rainy year-round, but there is a long, wet summer season (October - May) and a slightly cooler and drier season (June - September). Total annual rainfall is 125 inches at the Tafuna airport and 200+ inches in mountainous areas.

Weather

American Samoa is in the South Pacific Ocean, between the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn. A tropical climate prevails. Temperatures are warm or hot year-round (high 70's to low 90's F) with high humidity. Rain showers are frequent. Rain showers may last only for a few minutes, or last all day. The average annual rainfall in the drier portions of the island is 125 inches and 200 inches elsewhere. Tropical storms are more prevalent during the rainy season (November to May).
 Logo of the National Weather Service
Current Pago Pago weather
National Weather Service on-line weather report.
more...
View out through the Tutuila Island rainforest toward the north shore’s rugged coastline.  

Did You Know?
Where still intact, Samoan rainforest extends from mountain summits to ocean shoreline. Because fruit bats are important pollinators, fruit bearing trees and shrubs are common.

Disclaimer Accessibility Privacy Policy FOIA Notices USA.gov

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST