Vanuatu in October

Warm and mostly dry; a good shoulder month.

No other month rates higher than October for Vanuatu in this guide.

• Efate and the centre · 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).

• South · Tanna, Aneityum, Erromangobest weather

  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 Torresfine

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

• Port Vila27 °C (81 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 9 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 9 rain days
• Ireupuow28 °C (82 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 11 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 11 rain days
• Lenakel30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 9 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 9 rain days
• Lowanatom28 °C (82 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 12 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 12 rain days
• Luganville28.6 °C (83 °F) / 21.6 °C (71 °F), 11 rain days83 °F (28.6 °C) / 71 °F (21.6 °C), 11 rain days
• White Grass31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 11 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 11 rain days
• White Sands29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 10 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 10 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.

• Assumption, Constitution Day, Unity Day

  15 Aug; 5 Oct; 29 Nov

  Public holidays; government offices close.

• Constitution Day

  5 October · Port Vila

  Public holiday.

Crowds · Vanuatu

Medium

Prices · Vanuatu

Medium

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

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Rated best or good this month

• Efate and the centre

  Best weather of the year (Port Vila, Efate, Epi, Shepherd islands)

• South

  Best weather of the year (Tanna, Aneityum, Erromango)

• Port Vila

  Warming; drier.

• Ireupuow

  Best months: May–October

• Lenakel

  Best months: May–Oct

• Lowanatom

  Best months: May–October

• Luganville

  Best months: May–Oct (drier, cooler, peak diving season)

• White Grass

  Best months: May–Oct

• White Sands

  Best months: May–Oct