Port Vila in December

Hot and wet; Christmas closures.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

December is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• JuneGreatDry and mild.
• JulyGreatDry; Independence Day Jul 30 (holiday).
• AugustGreatDry.
• SeptemberGreatDry.

• Port VilaHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 14 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 14 days
• Efate and the centre, Vanuatu · Port Vila, Efate, Epi, Shepherd islandsrainy

  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).

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.

• Christmas and Family Day

  25–26 December · Nationwide

  Shops and restaurants close; taxis are scarce.

• Cyclone season

  November to April · Nationwide

  Storms can close roads and airports.

Crowds · Vanuatu overall

High

Prices · Vanuatu overall

High

Vanuatu overall: Hot and humid with storm risk; Christmas holidays fill resorts.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Port Vila, side by side.

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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