Port Vila in March

Cyclone season; heavy rain.

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

March is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

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

• Port VilaHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 19 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 19 days
• Efate and the centre, Vanuatu · Port Vila, Efate, Epi, Shepherd islandsstorm or typhoon risk

  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.

• Custom Chiefs' Day

  5 March · Nationwide

  Public holiday honouring custom chiefs.

• Easter check

  Moves yearly · Nationwide

  Public holidays; churches busy.

• Cyclone season

  November to April · Nationwide

  Storms can close roads and airports.

Crowds · Vanuatu overall

Low

Prices · Vanuatu overall

Low

Vanuatu overall: Still stormy; several of the worst cyclones (Pam 2015, Judy and Kevin 2023) hit in March.

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

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
• A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries

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