When to go · Port Vila
Port Vila in November
Mixed month. Wet season starts; cyclone season opens.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 28°C (82°F)82°F (28°C) / 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Low
- Vanuatu overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Vanuatu overall
Verdict
Wet season starts; cyclone season opens.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than November?
November is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in November
- Port VilaHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °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).
Wet season season
Green, hot, fewer visitors, cheaper rooms.
Watch: Cyclones (peak Jan–Mar), heavy rain and closures.
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.
Unity Day
29 November · Nationwide
Public holiday.
Cyclone season
November to April · Nationwide
Storms can close roads and airports.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Vanuatu overall
- Low
- Prices · Vanuatu overall
- Medium
Vanuatu overall: Cyclone season opens; often still fine, but keep plans flexible.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Port Vila, side by side.
Verdict
Nov: Mixed
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Nov: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Jun: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Night low
Nov: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Jun: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Rain days
Nov: 11
Jun: 10 (better)
Crowds
Nov: Low
Jun: Medium
Prices
Nov: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
Nov: 2
Jun: 2
November: Wet season starts; cyclone season opens.
June: Dry and mild.
Port Vila: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast