When to go · Port Vila
Port Vila in May
Good month. Drier, cooler months begin.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 27°C81°F / 21°C70°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Medium
- Vanuatu overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Vanuatu overall
Verdict
Drier, cooler months begin.
Weather in May
- Port VilaHighs around 27 °C, lows around 21 °C, rain on about 11 daysHighs around 81 °F, lows around 70 °F, rain on about 11 days
- Efate and the centre, Vanuatu · Port Vila, Efate, Epi, Shepherd islandsfine
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.
Dry season season
Sunny, mild, best for beaches and Mele Cascades.
Watch: Higher prices in July and August; cruise ships.
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.
Labour Day
1 May · Nationwide
Public holiday.
Pentecost land diving (Naghol)
Apr–Jun
On Pentecost Island, a flight away; dives are seasonal and must be booked through the island (check).
Nagol land diving, Pentecost
Saturdays Apr–Jun · Vanuatu
Tower jumps in south Pentecost villages; charter flights from Port Vila fill up.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Vanuatu overall
- Medium
- Prices · Vanuatu overall
- Medium
Vanuatu overall: Dry season begins; land diving in full swing.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast