November Weather in Vanuatu Vanuatu

Daily high temperatures are around 83°F, rarely falling below 80°F or exceeding 87°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 2°F, from 69°F to 71°F, rarely falling below 63°F or exceeding 75°F.

For reference, on February 4, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Vanuatu typically range from 74°F to 86°F, while on August 26, the coldest day of the year, they range from 65°F to 78°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on November. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

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The month of November in Vanuatu experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 58% to 63%.

The clearest day of the month is November 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 42% of the time.

For reference, on February 29, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 80%, while on August 28, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 59%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Vanuatu, the chance of a wet day over the course of November is very rapidly increasing, starting the month at 26% and ending it at 37%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 54% on March 6, and its lowest chance is 15% on August 25.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during November in Vanuatu is rapidly increasing, starting the month at 2.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.7 inches or falls below 0.5 inches, and ending the month at 4.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 8.4 inches or falls below 0.8 inches.

Over the course of November in Vanuatu, the length of the day is gradually increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 19 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 39 seconds, and weekly increase of 4 minutes, 33 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is November 1, with 12 hours, 41 minutes of daylight and the longest day is November 30, with 13 hours, 0 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month in Vanuatu is 5:15 AM on November 1 and the earliest sunrise is 5 minutes earlier at 5:10 AM on November 23.

The earliest sunset is 5:56 PM on November 1 and the latest sunset is 14 minutes later at 6:10 PM on November 30.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Vanuatu during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:17 AM and sets 13 hours, 5 minutes later, at 6:22 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:18 AM and sets 11 hours, 11 minutes later, at 5:28 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for November 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Vanuatu is increasing during November, rising from 87% to 96% over the course of the month.

For reference, on March 18, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on August 25, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 54% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Vanuatu is gradually decreasing during November, decreasing from 14.3 miles per hour to 13.5 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on August 7, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 15.8 miles per hour, while on February 5, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.2 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Vanuatu throughout November is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 78% on November 1.

Vanuatu is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Vanuatu is essentially constant during November, remaining within 1°F of 80°F throughout.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Vanuatu are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Vanuatu are rapidly increasing during November, increasing by 765°F, from 2,770°F to 3,535°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Vanuatu is essentially constant during November, remaining around 6.7 kWh throughout.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Vanuatu are -16.000 deg latitude, 167.000 deg longitude, and 0 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Vanuatu is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 0 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 0 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (0 feet). Within 50 miles is also essentially flat (0 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Vanuatu is covered by water (100%), within 10 miles by water (100%), and within 50 miles by water (83%) and trees (13%).