When to go · Vanuatu
Vanuatu in December
Mixed month. Hot and humid with storm risk; Christmas holidays fill resorts.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- High
- Vanuatu
- Prices
- High
- Vanuatu
Verdict
Hot and humid with storm risk; Christmas holidays fill resorts.
Weather in December
- Efate and the centre · 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.
- South · Tanna, Aneityum, Erromangorainy
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 Torresrainy
Hotter and wetter than Efate; the Banks and Torres islands catch cyclones earliest.
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 big impact
25–26 Dec
Villages celebrate with feasts; Port Vila hotels fill with Australians and New Zealanders.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Vanuatu
- High
- Prices · Vanuatu
- High
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast