Tongoa weather by month & the best time to visit
🇻🇺 Vanuatu · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Tongoa is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with July and September close behind. Tongoa averages about 2,324 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 68 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,324
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 80/100
- Rain / year
- 1,683 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 2k
- Elevation
- 149 m
When is the best time to visit Tongoa?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Tongoa is August, then July and September. The dullest month is January (65/100, 202 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Tongoa?
Tongoa gets a moderate 2,324 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 15 Sunshine Score points separate August from January. It ranks #15 of 16 destinations in Vanuatu for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,396 hours. The year's 1,683 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 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 202 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 65 | 27° / 81°F | 27° / 81°F | 188 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 65 | 27° / 81°F | 27° / 81°F | 227 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 65 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 224 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 68 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 134 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 72 | 25° / 77°F | 25° / 77°F | 110 mm | 6 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 78 | 24° / 75°F | 24° / 75°F | 77 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 80 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 68 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| September | 78 | 24° / 75°F | 24° / 75°F | 77 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 72 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 111 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| November | 70 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 123 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 66 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 142 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Tongoa by month
The sea off Tongoa 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
- Port Vila Vanuatu · 93 km · best in Aug · 2,538 h sun/yr
- Luganville Vanuatu · 210 km · best in Aug · 2,396 h sun/yr
- Nouméa (La Tontouta) New Caledonia · 620 km · best in Sep · 2,761 h sun/yr
- Nouméa New Caledonia · 635 km · best in Sep · 2,762 h sun/yr
- Nadi Fiji · 948 km · best in Jul · 2,625 h sun/yr
- Suva Fiji · 1,069 km · best in Jul · 2,348 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Epi Island Vanuatu · 41 km · 2,324 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Lamen Bay Vanuatu · 54 km · 2,324 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Paama Island Vanuatu · 61 km · 2,324 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Lamap Vanuatu · 91 km · 2,486 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Craig Cove Vanuatu · 96 km · 2,486 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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