When to go · Port Vila
Port Vila in January
Avoid month. Hot, wet, cyclone season.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 30°C86°F / 24°C75°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 17
- Crowds
- Medium
- Vanuatu overall
- Prices
- High
- Vanuatu overall
Verdict
Hot, wet, cyclone season.
Weather in January
- Port VilaHighs around 30 °C, lows around 24 °C, rain on about 17 daysHighs around 86 °F, lows around 75 °F, rain on about 17 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.
New Year
1 January · Nationwide
Public holiday; shops close.
Cyclone season
November to April · Nationwide
Storms can close roads and airports.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Vanuatu overall
- Medium
- Prices · Vanuatu overall
- High
Vanuatu overall: Hot, wet and in cyclone season; Australian summer holidays fill Port Vila.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast