Port-Vila
Capital of Vanuatu: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Port Vila aerial: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Port-Vila is the capital of Vanuatu, in Shefa. About 35,901 people live in the city proper.
It lies at 17.74° S, 168.31° E, about 10 m (33 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Pacific/Efate time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Port-Vila. Green dots: other major cities of Vanuatu. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Port-Vila has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 29°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 24°C (75°F). Around 1,545 mm (61 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Mar.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in VanuatuNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2135171 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q37806 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Port Vila aerial: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Korman Stadium (Mar. 14, 2015): Julie Lyn from Washington, DC, USA, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Freshwater Stadium: Kalanie064, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Luganville Soccer City Stadium: Mtemar, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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