Port Vila in May

Drier, cooler months begin.

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

May is rated good. These months rate higher:

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

• Port VilaHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 21 °C (70 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 70 °F (21 °C), rain on about 11 days
• Efate and the centre, Vanuatu · Port Vila, Efate, Epi, Shepherd islandsfine

  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.

• Labour Day

  1 May · Nationwide

  Public holiday.

• Pentecost land diving (Naghol)

  Apr–Jun

  On Pentecost Island, a flight away; dives are seasonal and must be booked through the island (check).

• Nagol land diving, Pentecost

  Saturdays Apr–Jun · Vanuatu

  Tower jumps in south Pentecost villages; charter flights from Port Vila fill up.

Crowds · Vanuatu overall

Medium

Prices · Vanuatu overall

Medium

Vanuatu overall: Dry season begins; land diving in full swing.

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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