Port Vila in January

Hot, wet, cyclone season.

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

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

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

• Port VilaHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 17 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 17 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.

• New Year

  1 January · Nationwide

  Public holiday; shops close.

• Cyclone season

  November to April · Nationwide

  Storms can close roads and airports.

Crowds · Vanuatu overall

Medium

Prices · Vanuatu overall

High

Vanuatu overall: Hot, wet and in cyclone season; Australian summer holidays fill Port Vila.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

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

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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