Port Vila weather by month & the best time to visit
🇻🇺 Vanuatu · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Port Vila is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 83/100), with September and July close behind. Port Vila averages about 2,538 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 61 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,538
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 83/100
- Rain / year
- 1,546 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 36k
- Elevation
- 19 m
When is the best time to visit Port Vila?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Port Vila is August, then September and July. The dullest month is January (66/100, 197 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Port Vila?
Port Vila gets a lot of sun: around 2,538 hours a year. August (83/100) is noticeably better than January (66). It ranks #3 of 16 destinations in Vanuatu for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,396 hours. The year's 1,546 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 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 197 mm | 13 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 173 mm | 13 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 232 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 204 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 74 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 110 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 76 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 98 mm | 6 | 27° / 81°F |
| July | 81 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 69 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 83 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 61 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| September | 83 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 59 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| October | 77 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 94 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| November | 74 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 110 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 68 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 139 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Port Vila by month
The sea off Port Vila is warmest in January at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in August at 26°C / 79°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 · 271 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Nouméa (La Tontouta) New Caledonia · 528 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
- Nouméa New Caledonia · 542 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
- Nadi Fiji · 966 km · best in Jul · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Suva Fiji · 1,084 km · best in Jul · 2,348 h sun/yr
- Honiara Solomon Islands · 1,282 km · best in Sep · 2,179 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Tongoa Vanuatu · 93 km · 2,324 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Epi Island Vanuatu · 102 km · 2,324 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Lamen Bay Vanuatu · 125 km · 2,324 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Paama Island Vanuatu · 141 km · 2,324 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Lamap Vanuatu · 147 km · 2,486 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Port Vila compares month by month: Port Vila vs Nouméa · Port Vila vs Nouméa (La Tontouta) · Port Vila vs Suva · Port Vila vs Honiara · all comparisons
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