Vanuatu in August

Driest month; chilly nights at the Yasur rim; Rom dance festivals on Ambrym (check dates).

• Efate and the centre · Port Vila, Efate, Epi, Shepherd islandsbest weather

  Warm and humid Nov–Apr with heavy showers and cyclone risk; May–Oct is drier with trade winds and nights around 19 °C.

• South · Tanna, Aneityum, Erromangocool

  Coolest part of the country; the Yasur crater rim is windy and chilly at night Jun–Aug — bring a jacket.

• North · Espiritu Santo, Malekula, Pentecost, Ambrym, Banks and Torresbest weather

  Hotter and wetter than Efate; the Banks and Torres islands catch cyclones earliest.

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.

• Assumption, Constitution Day, Unity Day

  15 Aug; 5 Oct; 29 Nov

  Public holidays; government offices close.

Crowds · Vanuatu

Medium

Prices · Vanuatu

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• Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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Rated best or good this month

• Efate and the centre

  Best weather of the year (Port Vila, Efate, Epi, Shepherd islands)

• North

  Best weather of the year (Espiritu Santo, Malekula, Pentecost, Ambrym, Banks and Torres)

• Port Vila

  Dry.