When to go · Port Vila
Port Vila in August
Great month. Dry.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C) / 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- Vanuatu overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Vanuatu overall
Verdict
Dry.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than August?
No other month rates higher than August for Port Vila in this guide.
Weather in August
- Port VilaHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 19 °C (66 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 77 °F (25 °C), lows around 66 °F (19 °C), rain on about 8 days
- Efate and the centre, Vanuatu · Port Vila, Efate, Epi, Shepherd islandsbest weather
Warm and humid Nov–Apr with heavy showers and cyclone risk; May–Oct is drier with trade winds and nights around 19 °C (66 °F).Warm and humid Nov–Apr with heavy showers and cyclone risk; May–Oct is drier with trade winds and nights around 66 °F (19 °C).
Dry season season
Sunny, mild, best for beaches and Mele Cascades.
Watch: Higher prices in July and August; cruise ships.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Assumption
15 August · Nationwide
Public holiday.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Vanuatu overall
- Medium
- Prices · Vanuatu overall
- Medium
Vanuatu overall: Driest month; chilly nights at the Yasur rim; Rom dance festivals on Ambrym (check dates).
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Port Vila, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
Aug: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Jun: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Night low
Aug: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Jun: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Rain days
Aug: 8 (better)
Jun: 10
Crowds
Aug: Medium
Jun: Medium
Prices
Aug: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
Aug: 1
Jun: 2
August: Dry.
June: Dry and mild.
Port Vila: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.