Climate
Port Vila has a tropical climate, with a dry season and a hot, wet season. Rainfall averages about 2,360 millimetres (94 in.) per year, and the wettest month is April. The driest month is September. There are 113 wet days in an average year. The area also has south-east trade winds. Temperatures do not vary very much at all throughout the year, and the record high is 34 C (93.2 F). The coldest month, August, has an average high of 24 C (75.2 F), and an average low of 18 C (64.4 F). The hottest month, February, has an average high of 29 C (84.2 F) and an average low of 23 C (73.4 F). The record low for Port Vila is 12 C (53.6 F). Humidity is often high.
| Climate data for Port Vila, Vanuatu | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32 (90) |
32 (90) |
34 (93) |
31 (88) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
34 (93) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
26.4 (79.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
18 (64) |
19 (66) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
20.8 (69.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 19 (66) |
19 (66) |
18 (64) |
16 (61) |
15 (59) |
14 (57) |
14 (57) |
12 (54) |
13 (55) |
13 (55) |
16 (61) |
17 (63) |
12 (54) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 257 (10.12) |
272 (10.71) |
282 (11.1) |
338 (13.31) |
244 (9.61) |
127 (5) |
158 (6.22) |
125 (4.92) |
99 (3.9) |
137 (5.39) |
165 (6.5) |
201 (7.91) |
2,405 (94.69) |
| % humidity | 87 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 86 | 83.8 |
| Avg. rainy days | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 112 |
| Source: BBC Weather | |||||||||||||
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