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Monthly climate in Port-Vila, Vanuatu

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Port-Vila features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 21 °C (69 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (85 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1737 mm (68.4 inches) and receives 183 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Port-Vila enjoys an average of 3258 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 4 minutes to 13 hours 9 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Port-Vila, Vanuatu §

The warmest months in Port-Vila 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 24 to 24 °C (75 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Port-Vila experiences 251 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Port-Vila, Vanuatu.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average high 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average low 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean minimum 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Minimum 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Port-Vila, Vanuatu §

Port-Vila usually has the most precipitation in March, April and December, with an average of 21 rainy days and 241 mm (9.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Port-Vila are July, August and September. On average, 53 mm (2.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Port-Vila, Vanuatu.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 170 (6.7) 164 (6.5) 227 (8.9) 292 (11.5) 163 (6.4) 116 (4.6) 29 (1.1) 50 (2.0) 78 (3.1) 152 (6.0) 91 (3.6) 204 (8.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 21 25 22 16 10 8 11 10 14 12 17

Monthly sunshine hours in Port-Vila, Vanuatu §

The sunniest months in Port-Vila are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 50 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Port-Vila: January, June and September receive an average of 8 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Port-Vila, Vanuatu.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 240 281 289 261 259 238 262 265 253 296 296 312
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 2m 12h 39m 12h 10m 11h 40m 11h 16m 11h 4m 11h 10m 11h 30m 11h 58m 12h 28m 12h 55m 13h 9m

Solar UV radiation in Port-Vila, Vanuatu §

Port-Vila experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Port-Vila UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Port-Vila, Vanuatu.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 16 16 15 13 10 8 9 12 13 14 15 15