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Best time to visit Port-Vila

August is the best time to visit Port-Vila for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to October.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking August comfort 76/100
A beach holiday August sea 26 °C
The least cloud October 56 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 57 mm
Warmth February 28 °C
Cooler weather August 24 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 August 76 24 °C 7 86
2 July 74 25 °C 8 85
3 September 73 25 °C 9 85
4 October 69 26 °C 9 85
5 June 68 25 °C 10 84
6 November 63 27 °C 11 82
7 May 62 26 °C 12 79
8 December 55 27 °C 15 73
9 April 49 27 °C 18 72
10 January 48 28 °C 18 71
11 February 45 28 °C 19 70
12 March 44 28 °C 21 70

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 24 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 28 °C 28 °C 64 % 71
February 29 °C 28 °C 67 % 70
March 29 °C 28 °C 67 % 70
April 28 °C 27 °C 63 % 72
May 27 °C 26 °C 62 % 79
June 27 °C 25 °C 65 % 84
July 26 °C 25 °C 61 % 85
August 26 °C 24 °C 60 % 86
September 26 °C 25 °C 57 % 85
October 26 °C 26 °C 56 % 85
November 27 °C 27 °C 57 % 82
December 28 °C 27 °C 57 % 73

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 21 wet days and highs near 28 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 28.0 °C 190 mm 64 %
February 28.3 °C 204 mm 67 %
March 28.2 °C 237 mm 67 %
April 27.4 °C 223 mm 63 %
May 26.3 °C 139 mm 62 %
June 25.4 °C 98 mm 65 %
July 24.5 °C 66 mm 61 %
August 24.4 °C 57 mm 60 %
September 24.9 °C 77 mm 57 %
October 25.6 °C 89 mm 56 %
November 26.6 °C 85 mm 57 %
December 27.4 °C 132 mm 57 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.