When to go · Port Vila
Port Vila in November
Mixed month. Wet season starts; cyclone season opens.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 28°C82°F / 22°C72°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Low
- Vanuatu overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Vanuatu overall
Verdict
Wet season starts; cyclone season opens.
Weather in November
- Port VilaHighs around 28 °C, lows around 22 °C, rain on about 11 daysHighs around 82 °F, lows around 72 °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.
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.
Unity Day
29 November · Nationwide
Public holiday.
Cyclone season
November to April · Nationwide
Storms can close roads and airports.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Vanuatu overall
- Low
- Prices · Vanuatu overall
- Medium
Vanuatu overall: Cyclone season opens; often still fine, but keep plans flexible.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast