Port Vila Temperature by Month

Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu has a consistently comfortable climate year-round, with daytime highs averaging 27°C (81°F). Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.

Year-round, Port Vila experiences a consistently comfortable climate. Maximum daytime temperatures range from a comfortable 29°C (84°F) in February to a comfortable 26°C (79°F) in the coolest month, August. Nighttime temperatures range from 26°C (79°F) in February to 23°C (73°F) in August.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Port Vila by month:

The minimum temperature is often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while the highest temperature is usually reached at 3 PM, when the sun's heating effect is strongest. February, the warmest month, gets 157 hours of sunshine.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Port Vila's average annual maximum temperature is 27°C (81°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Rome, Italy averages 20°C (68°F) annually, with reliably warm summers and comfortable winters.

Queenstown, New Zealand averages 10°C (50°F) annually, remember seasons are flipped, so its coldest months fall in June and July.

San Francisco, USA averages 19°C (66°F) annually, but with little seasonal variation, summers are often cool and foggy, winters mild.

Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.

Temperature alone doesn't tell the whole story, humidity plays a big role in how warm or cold it actually feels. High humidity in summer makes the heat feel more intense, particularly once temperatures climb above 25°C. In winter, the same humidity can make cold air feel sharper than the thermometer suggests.

In Port Vila, August is the coolest month, with average highs of 26°C (79°F) and humidity around 82%, considered very high. In February, the warmest month, temperatures average 29°C (84°F) with 85% humidity, conditions that feel very high. For a full picture, see our humidity page.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

Seasonal temperature shifts influence more than just how warm it feels, they also drive changes in rainfall, cloud cover, and wind patterns throughout the year.

Warmer air holds more moisture, which tends to mean heavier or more frequent rain during the warmer months. When temperatures drop in winter, any precipitation that does fall is more likely to come as snow or sleet, though in Port Vila this rarely lasts long on the ground.

For more on Port Vila's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Port Vila climate page.