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Port Vila in August

Great month. Dry.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Temperature
25°C (77°F) / 19°C (66°F)
average high / low
Rain days
8
Crowds
Medium
Vanuatu overall
Prices
Medium
Vanuatu overall

Verdict

GreatVoykit month rating for Port Vila

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

Long-term averages
  • Port VilaHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 19 °C (66 °F), 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).

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)

    Jun: 26 °C (79 °F)

  • Night low

    Aug: 19 °C (66 °F)

    Jun: 20 °C (68 °F)

  • 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.

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