Pentecost Island weather by month & the best time to visit
🇻🇺 Vanuatu · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Pentecost Island is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with September and July close behind. Pentecost Island averages about 2,324 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 86 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,324
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 77/100
- Rain / year
- 2,004 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 134 m
When is the best time to visit Pentecost Island?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Pentecost Island is August, then September and July. The dullest month is January (65/100, 237 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Pentecost Island?
Pentecost Island gets a moderate 2,324 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 12 Sunshine Score points separate August from January. It ranks #14 of 16 destinations in Vanuatu for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,396 hours. The year's 2,004 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 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 237 mm | 13 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 228 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 246 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 251 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 65 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 153 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 66 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 143 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 75 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 95 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 77 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 86 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 76 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 92 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 66 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 143 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 65 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 155 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 175 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Pentecost Island by month
The sea off Pentecost Island is warmest in February at around 31°C / 88°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 · 100 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 248 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
- Nouméa (La Tontouta) New Caledonia · 756 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
- Nouméa New Caledonia · 775 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
- Nadi Fiji · 1,022 km · best in Jul · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Honiara Solomon Islands · 1,106 km · best in Sep · 2,179 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Longana Vanuatu · 27 km · 2,396 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Lonorore Vanuatu · 44 km · 2,324 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Walaha Vanuatu · 50 km · 2,396 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Craig Cove Vanuatu · 92 km · 2,486 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Norsup Vanuatu · 105 km · 2,486 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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