Craig Cove weather by month & the best time to visit
🇻🇺 Vanuatu · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Craig Cove is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with July and September close behind. Craig Cove averages about 2,486 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 76 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,486
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 80/100
- Rain / year
- 1,844 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 21 m
When is the best time to visit Craig Cove?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Craig Cove is August, then July and September. The dullest month is January (66/100, 215 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Craig Cove?
Craig Cove gets a moderate 2,486 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 14 Sunshine Score points separate August from January. It ranks #4 of 16 destinations in Vanuatu for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,396 hours. The year's 1,844 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 215 mm | 13 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 214 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 238 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 246 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 67 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 143 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 71 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 121 mm | 6 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 79 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 81 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 80 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 76 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 78 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 82 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 71 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 124 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| November | 68 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 140 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 164 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Craig Cove by month
The sea off Craig Cove is warmest in January at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in August at 27°C / 81°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Luganville Vanuatu · 113 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 165 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
- Nouméa (La Tontouta) New Caledonia · 664 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
- Nouméa New Caledonia · 684 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
- Nadi Fiji · 1,025 km · best in Jul · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Honiara Solomon Islands · 1,142 km · best in Sep · 2,179 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Lamap Vanuatu · 24 km · 2,486 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Paama Island Vanuatu · 38 km · 2,324 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Lamen Bay Vanuatu · 43 km · 2,324 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Lonorore Vanuatu · 52 km · 2,324 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Norsup Vanuatu · 60 km · 2,486 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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