Lamen Bay weather by month & the best time to visit
🇻🇺 Vanuatu · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Lamen Bay is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 79/100), with July and September close behind. Lamen Bay averages about 2,324 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 76 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,324
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 79/100
- Rain / year
- 1,844 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Lamen Bay?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Lamen Bay is August, then July and September. The dullest month is January (65/100, 215 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Lamen Bay?
Lamen Bay gets a moderate 2,324 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 14 Sunshine Score points separate August from January. It ranks #11 of 16 destinations in Vanuatu for annual sunshine, below 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 | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 215 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 214 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 238 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 246 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 66 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 143 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 70 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 121 mm | 6 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 78 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 81 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 79 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 76 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 77 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 82 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 70 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 124 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| November | 67 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 140 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 164 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Lamen Bay by month
The sea off Lamen Bay is warmest in January at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in July 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
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 125 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
- Luganville Vanuatu · 156 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Nouméa (La Tontouta) New Caledonia · 637 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
- Nouméa New Caledonia · 655 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
- Nadi Fiji · 994 km · best in Jul · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Suva Fiji · 1,116 km · best in Jul · 2,348 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Paama Island Vanuatu · 19 km · 2,324 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Epi Island Vanuatu · 24 km · 2,324 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Lamap Vanuatu · 38 km · 2,486 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Craig Cove Vanuatu · 43 km · 2,486 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Tongoa Vanuatu · 54 km · 2,324 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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