Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Luganville features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 22 °C (71 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (87 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2646 mm (104.2 inches) and receives 278 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Luganville enjoys an average of 3317 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 12 minutes to 13 hours 1 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Luganville are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Luganville experiences 320 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Average high | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Daily mean | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Average low | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Mean minimum | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Minimum | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Luganville, Vanuatu with other places around the world.
Luganville usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 26 rainy days and 311 mm (12.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Luganville are June, July and August. On average, 123 mm (4.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 239 (9.4) | 309 (12.2) | 309 (12.2) | 317 (12.5) | 249 (9.8) | 135 (5.3) | 91 (3.6) | 142 (5.6) | 200 (7.9) | 191 (7.5) | 199 (7.8) | 266 (10.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 22 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
The sunniest months in Luganville are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 54 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Luganville: January, April and June receive an average of 8 hours 17 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 239 | 268 | 280 | 257 | 274 | 257 | 275 | 279 | 273 | 307 | 295 | 307 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 55m | 12h 35m | 12h 9m | 11h 43m | 11h 22m | 11h 12m | 11h 17m | 11h 35m | 11h 59m | 12h 26m | 12h 49m | 13h 1m |
Luganville experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Luganville UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 |