Vanuatu in April

Rain easing; land-diving season starts on Pentecost; Easter holidays.

April is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• JuneGreatCool, dry and clear; last land dives of the season.
• JulyGreatIndependence Day on 30 July and school holidays in Australia and NZ; book ahead.
• AugustGreatDriest month; chilly nights at the Yasur rim; Rom dance festivals on Ambrym (check dates).
• SeptemberGreatDry and warming; excellent diving visibility.

• Efate and the centre · 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).

• South · Tanna, Aneityum, Erromangofine

  Coolest part of the country; the Yasur crater rim is windy and chilly at night Jun–Aug — bring a jacket.

• North · Espiritu Santo, Malekula, Pentecost, Ambrym, Banks and Torresrainy

  Hotter and wetter than Efate; the Banks and Torres islands catch cyclones earliest.

• Port Vila29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 15 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 15 rain days
• Ireupuow29 °C (84 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 15 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 15 rain days
• Lenakel31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 9 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 9 rain days
• Lowanatom29 °C (84 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 15 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 15 rain days
• Luganville29.5 °C (85 °F) / 22.8 °C (73 °F), 16 rain days85 °F (29.5 °C) / 73 °F (22.8 °C), 16 rain days
• White Grass31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 12 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 12 rain days
• White Sands28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 9 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 9 rain days

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.

• Easter (Good Friday to Easter Monday)

  Mar–Apr

  Church-going weekend; many services stop.

• Nagol land diving, Pentecost

  Saturdays Apr–Jun

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

• Pentecost land diving (Naghol) check

  April to June · Port Vila

  Seasonal ritual dives; book through the island (check).

• Cyclone season

  November to April · Port Vila

  Storms can close roads and airports.

Crowds · Vanuatu

Medium

Prices · Vanuatu

Medium

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

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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