When to go · Port Vila
Port Vila in December
Mixed month. Hot and wet; Christmas closures.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 29°C84°F / 23°C73°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 14
- Crowds
- High
- Vanuatu overall
- Prices
- High
- Vanuatu overall
Verdict
Hot and wet; Christmas closures.
Weather in December
- Port VilaHighs around 29 °C, lows around 23 °C, rain on about 14 daysHighs around 84 °F, lows around 73 °F, rain on about 14 days
- Efate and the centre, Vanuatu · 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.Warm and humid Nov–Apr with heavy showers and cyclone risk; May–Oct is drier with trade winds and nights around 66 °F.
Wet season season
Green, hot, fewer visitors, cheaper rooms.
Watch: Cyclones (peak Jan–Mar), heavy rain and closures.
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.
Christmas and Family Day
25–26 December · Nationwide
Shops and restaurants close; taxis are scarce.
Cyclone season
November to April · Nationwide
Storms can close roads and airports.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Vanuatu overall
- High
- Prices · Vanuatu overall
- High
Vanuatu overall: Hot and humid with storm risk; Christmas holidays fill resorts.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast