Port Vila climate — normals and trends
Port Vila (Vanuatu) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,648 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is February (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Port Vila averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 176 rainy days per year.
Port Vila has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.7 °C (on 9 February 2016) and the coldest 18.2 °C (on 22 June 1980).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Port VilaShefa
- coords
- -17.74°, 168.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
25.8°C
Average daily low
24.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,648mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
29.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
176 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.9 °C
Average feels-like low
25.1 °C
Average peak gust
40.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
29.7 °C
9 February 2016
Coldest day
18.2 °C
22 June 1980
Wettest day
304 mm
10 September 1950
Windiest day
120.8 km/h
28 December 1959
Strongest gust
181.1 km/h
28 December 1959
Hottest feels-like
38.8 °C
9 February 2016
Coldest feels-like
15.0 °C
4 September 1994
Sunniest day
12.9 h
28 November 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 200 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 28.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 326 mm | +117 mm |
| Mar | 27.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 300 mm | +42 mm |
| Apr | 27.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 203 mm | +26 mm |
| May | 26.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 71 mm | -53 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 146 mm | +38 mm |
| Jul | 25.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 82 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 25.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 161 mm | +87 mm |
| Sep | 25.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 43 mm | -41 mm |
| Oct | 25.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 58 mm | -33 mm |
| Nov | 26.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 61 mm | -37 mm |
| Dec | 27.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 94 mm | -49 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Port Vila?
Port Vila has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,648 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Port Vila?
The hottest day measured in Port Vila between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 2016, reaching 29.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Port Vila?
The coldest day measured in Port Vila between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 1980, at 18.2 °C.
Does it snow in Port Vila?
Almost never: Port Vila sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Port Vila warmed?
Yes: Port Vila warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Port Vila?
The wettest day measured in Port Vila between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1950, with 304 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Port Vila?
The windiest day measured in Port Vila between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1959, with winds reaching 120.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Port Vila?
The warmest month in Port Vila is February (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Port Vila?
Port Vila receives on average 1,648 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 176 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Port Vila?
Port Vila gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Port Vila?
Yes: Port Vila has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Port Vila?
In Port Vila, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 9 February 2016, and the lowest was 15.0 °C on 4 September 1994.
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