Port Vila weather in February

In February, Port Vila sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 192 mm of rain across 19.1 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Port Vila's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Port Vila's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 192 mm; 19.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 5:43 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 11th clearest
Wind: 22 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

Port Vila is capital and largest city of Vanuatu.

Density: 1,521/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Port Vila reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26

Port Vila weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 26°	186	17.9	12.9	5.3
Feb	28° / 26°	192	19.1	12.6	4.8
Mar	28° / 26°	237	21.8	12.1	4.7
Apr	27° / 26°	209	19	11.6	5.1
May	26° / 25°	146	12.6	11.2	6.2
Jun	25° / 24°	104	10.2	11	6.7
Jul	24° / 23°	66	7.8	11	7.3
Aug	24° / 23°	57	7.6	11.4	7.4
Sep	24° / 23°	73	8	11.9	7.3
Oct	25° / 24°	85	8.6	12.4	7.2
Nov	26° / 25°	79	10.4	12.8	6.7
Dec	27° / 25°	132	14.6	13	6.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	44	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	45	45	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	41	41	39	39	39	38	38	38	38
Cloudier (%)	56	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	55	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	61	61	61	62	62	62	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Port Vila gets around 192 mm of rain over 19.1 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 68% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	60	61	62	62	63	64	64	65	66	66	66	67	67	67	68	68	69	69	70	71	71	72	73	73	73	74	74	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	61
3	62
4	62
5	63
6	64
7	64
8	65
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	67
13	67
14	67
15	68
16	68
17	69
18	69
19	70
20	71
21	71
22	72
23	73
24	73
25	73
26	74
27	74
28	74

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Muggy (%)	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Oppressive (%)	52	51	50	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	48
Miserable (%)	40	41	43	43	44	45	46	46	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	51

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	7	52	40
2	1	7	51	41
3	1	6	50	43
4	1	6	49	43
5	1	6	49	44
6	1	6	48	45
7	1	5	48	46
8	1	5	48	46
9	1	5	47	47
10	1	5	47	48
11	0	4	47	48
12	0	4	47	49
13	0	4	47	49
14	0	4	47	49
15	0	3	47	49
16	0	3	48	49
17	0	3	48	49
18	0	2	49	49
19	0	2	49	49
20	0	2	50	48
21	0	2	50	49
22	0	1	50	49
23	0	1	50	49
24	0	1	49	49
25	0	1	49	50
26	0	1	49	50
27	0	1	49	50
28	0	1	48	51

Wind in February

Winds average 22 km/h in February, the calmest month.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	21	breezy
2	21	breezy
3	21	breezy
4	21	breezy
5	21	breezy
6	21	breezy
7	21	breezy
8	21	breezy
9	21	breezy
10	21	breezy
11	21	breezy
12	21	breezy
13	22	breezy
14	22	breezy
15	22	breezy
16	22	breezy
17	22	breezy
18	22	breezy
19	22	breezy
20	22	breezy
21	22	breezy
22	22	breezy
23	22	breezy
24	22	breezy
25	22	breezy
26	22	breezy
27	22	breezy
28	22	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:12 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48
Sunset (PM)	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	5:37	6:24
2	12.8	5:37	6:24
3	12.8	5:38	6:23
4	12.7	5:38	6:23
5	12.7	5:39	6:23
6	12.7	5:39	6:23
7	12.7	5:40	6:22
8	12.7	5:40	6:22
9	12.7	5:41	6:22
10	12.7	5:41	6:21
11	12.7	5:42	6:21
12	12.6	5:42	6:21
13	12.6	5:43	6:20
14	12.6	5:43	6:20
15	12.6	5:43	6:19
16	12.6	5:44	6:19
17	12.6	5:44	6:18
18	12.6	5:45	6:18
19	12.5	5:45	6:17
20	12.5	5:46	6:17
21	12.5	5:46	6:16
22	12.5	5:46	6:16
23	12.5	5:47	6:15
24	12.5	5:47	6:14
25	12.4	5:47	6:14
26	12.4	5:48	6:13
27	12.4	5:48	6:13
28	12.4	5:48	6:12

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 6.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.4	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Port Vila

In seasonPeak

In February, Port Vila sits inside its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Port Vila sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Port Vila's rainy season runs December–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Port Vila?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.8

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Port Vila for sightseeing.

What to pack for Port Vila in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Port Vila sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 19 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Port Vila in February

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in February at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	29	29	28	27	27	26	26	26	26	27	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	28	Tropical
May	27	Warm
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	26	Warm
Nov	27	Warm
Dec	28	Warm

UV index in Port Vila in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Port Vila peaks around February 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	16	15	12	8	7	8	9	13	15	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Port Vila?

Port Vila sits at 17.7°S, 168.3°E, 10 m above sea level, in Vanuatu. The nearest listed city is Ouvéa, 374 km away.

Topography around Port Vila

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Port Vila.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Port Vila has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 646 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 631 m.

The land around Port Vila is covered by trees (42%) and water (33%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and water (90%) within 80 km.

3 km

132 m

trees 42%

16 km

646 m

trees 51%

80 km

631 m

water 90%

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← January Port Vila year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Ouvéa 374 km · Bourail 518 km · Dumbéa 528 km · Mont-Dore 535 km · Noumea 541 km · Nadi 964 km · Lautoka 968 km · Sigatoka 973 km

Vanuatu travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type I; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 90% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $4,039; 2025
Safe drinking water: 19%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.3; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 14.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Port Vila (-17.7365°, 168.3137°, elevation 10 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	61
3	62
4	62
5	63
6	64
7	64
8	65
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	67
13	67
14	67
15	68
16	68
17	69
18	69
19	70
20	71
21	71
22	72
23	73
24	73
25	73
26	74
27	74
28	74

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	7	52	40
2	1	7	51	41
3	1	6	50	43
4	1	6	49	43
5	1	6	49	44
6	1	6	48	45
7	1	5	48	46
8	1	5	48	46
9	1	5	47	47
10	1	5	47	48
11	0	4	47	48
12	0	4	47	49
13	0	4	47	49
14	0	4	47	49
15	0	3	47	49
16	0	3	48	49
17	0	3	48	49
18	0	2	49	49
19	0	2	49	49
20	0	2	50	48
21	0	2	50	49
22	0	1	50	49
23	0	1	50	49
24	0	1	49	49
25	0	1	49	50
26	0	1	49	50
27	0	1	49	50
28	0	1	48	51

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	61
3	62
4	62
5	63
6	64
7	64
8	65
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	67
13	67
14	67
15	68
16	68
17	69
18	69
19	70
20	71
21	71
22	72
23	73
24	73
25	73
26	74
27	74
28	74

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	7	52	40
2	1	7	51	41
3	1	6	50	43
4	1	6	49	43
5	1	6	49	44
6	1	6	48	45
7	1	5	48	46
8	1	5	48	46
9	1	5	47	47
10	1	5	47	48
11	0	4	47	48
12	0	4	47	49
13	0	4	47	49
14	0	4	47	49
15	0	3	47	49
16	0	3	48	49
17	0	3	48	49
18	0	2	49	49
19	0	2	49	49
20	0	2	50	48
21	0	2	50	49
22	0	1	50	49
23	0	1	50	49
24	0	1	49	49
25	0	1	49	50
26	0	1	49	50
27	0	1	49	50
28	0	1	48	51

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	61
3	62
4	62
5	63
6	64
7	64
8	65
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	67
13	67
14	67
15	68
16	68
17	69
18	69
19	70
20	71
21	71
22	72
23	73
24	73
25	73
26	74
27	74
28	74

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	7	52	40
2	1	7	51	41
3	1	6	50	43
4	1	6	49	43
5	1	6	49	44
6	1	6	48	45
7	1	5	48	46
8	1	5	48	46
9	1	5	47	47
10	1	5	47	48
11	0	4	47	48
12	0	4	47	49
13	0	4	47	49
14	0	4	47	49
15	0	3	47	49
16	0	3	48	49
17	0	3	48	49
18	0	2	49	49
19	0	2	49	49
20	0	2	50	48
21	0	2	50	49
22	0	1	50	49
23	0	1	50	49
24	0	1	49	49
25	0	1	49	50
26	0	1	49	50
27	0	1	49	50
28	0	1	48	51