Vanuatu Weather Forecast

If you travelled from Vanuatu's most southern island of Aneityum to its most Northern of Hie, you would be covering 875 longitudinal kms.  Within the 80 island plus archipelago, you would find a large climate variance.

Generally speaking, further south you go, the drier it becomes; further north, the more humid and subject to more rain.

The Capital Port Vila on Efate can expect 27°C (80°F) in July to 30°C (89°F) in January.  Peak humidity is from December to February hovering around 82%.

In Port Vila, average year round rainfall is approximately 200mm per month but can increase to 300mm or more in the green season from January to April.

The most northerly islands in the archipelago such as the Banks can receive above 4,000mm of rain per year, yet in the south, the Island of Tanna can be less than 2,000mm.

Vanuatu Hotels Tourism Weather Advice:

When in Vanuatu, place a rock on the ground.
If rock is dry - It's fine, go out;
If rock is wet- it's raining, stay indoors;
If rock is moving - it's windy, go sailing;
If rock is white - its snowing, you're in the wrong country;
If rock is spinning - tornado, you're in the wrong country;
Can't see rock - fog, go flirting, you stand a better chance;
If rock is gone - cyclone, get under the bed.