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Vanuatu in February

Avoid month. Peak cyclone and rain month; flights and boats cancelled often.

Key facts

Verdict
Avoid
Crowds
Low
Vanuatu
Prices
Low
Vanuatu

Verdict

AvoidVoykit month rating for Vanuatu

Peak cyclone and rain month; flights and boats cancelled often.

Is another month better than February?

February is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Weather in February

  • Efate and the centre · 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).

  • South · Tanna, Aneityum, Erromangostorm or typhoon risk

    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 Torresstorm or typhoon risk

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

  • Port Vila30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 18 rain days
  • Ireupuow30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 16 rain days
  • Lenakel30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 11 rain days
  • Lowanatom30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 16 rain days
  • Luganville30.2 °C (86 °F) / 22.8 °C (73 °F), 17 rain days
  • White Grass30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 13 rain days
  • White Sands30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 15 rain days

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.

  • John Frum Day (Tanna)

    15 Feb

    Parades and flag raising at Sulphur Bay, Tanna; not a national holiday.

  • Father Walter Lini Day

    21 Feb

    Honours the first prime minister; offices close.

  • Cyclone season

    November to April · Port Vila

    Storms can close roads and airports.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Vanuatu
Low
Prices · Vanuatu
Low

Compare two months

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

  • Verdict

    Feb: Avoid

    Jun: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Feb: Low

    Jun: Medium

  • Prices

    Feb: Low

    Jun: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Feb: 3

    Jun: 3

February: Peak cyclone and rain month; flights and boats cancelled often.

June: Cool, dry and clear; last land dives of the season.

Vanuatu: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

  • 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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Where to go in February

Better another month

  • Efate and the centre

    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).

  • South

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

  • North

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

  • Port Vila

    Hot, wet, cyclone season.