Vanuatu in January

Hot, wet and in cyclone season; Australian summer holidays fill Port Vila.

January 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, Erromangorainy

  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 Vila30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 17 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 17 rain days
• Ireupuow30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 17 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 17 rain days
• Lenakel30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 12 rain days
• Lowanatom30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 17 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 17 rain days
• Luganville30.2 °C (86 °F) / 22.8 °C (73 °F), 18 rain days86 °F (30.2 °C) / 73 °F (22.8 °C), 18 rain days
• White Grass30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 12 rain days
• White Sands30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 15 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 15 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.

• New Year's Day

  1 Jan

  Resorts full over Christmas–New Year; shops shut.

• New Year

  1 January · Port Vila

  Public holiday; shops close.

• Cyclone season

  November to April · Port Vila

  Storms can close roads and airports.

Crowds · Vanuatu

Medium

Prices · Vanuatu

High

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

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

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• Port Vila

  Hot, wet, cyclone season.