When to go · Port Vila
Port Vila in October
Great month. Warming; drier.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C) / 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Medium
- Vanuatu overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Vanuatu overall
Verdict
Warming; drier.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than October?
No other month rates higher than October for Port Vila in this guide.
Weather in October
- Port VilaHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 21 °C (70 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 70 °F (21 °C), rain on about 9 days
- Efate and the centre, Vanuatu · Port Vila, Efate, Epi, Shepherd islandsbest weather
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).
Dry season season
Sunny, mild, best for beaches and Mele Cascades.
Watch: Higher prices in July and August; cruise ships.
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.
Constitution Day
5 October · Nationwide
Public holiday.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Vanuatu overall
- Medium
- Prices · Vanuatu overall
- Medium
Vanuatu overall: Warm and mostly dry; a good shoulder month.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Port Vila, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
Oct: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Jun: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Night low
Oct: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Jun: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 9 (better)
Jun: 10
Crowds
Oct: Medium
Jun: Medium
Prices
Oct: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
Oct: 1
Jun: 2
October: Warming; drier.
June: Dry and mild.
Port Vila: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.