Espiritu Santo (Luganville) weather in March
March in Espiritu Santo: sweltering, soaked, with clean air — a gamble, with 29 rainy days.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#12 of 12 months in Espiritu Santo · #1168 of 1413 destinations to visit in March · comfort 63/100 (tier C)
- Days
- 31°C
- Nights
- 23°C
- Wet days
- 29
- Sun
- 9.2 h
- Humidity
- 89%
- Daylight
- 12 h
Traveller notes on Espiritu Santo in March
Other months in Espiritu Santo
Vanuatu's forum describes January bluntly: hot, humid, sticky, and genuinely uncomfortable without air conditioning at night, squarely in the wetter half of the year. Rain shows up most days, sometimes for just five minutes and sometimes for hours, but posters were clear it doesn't typically derail plans - activities carry on around it. January also falls in the cyclone risk window, though multiple posters who'd visited several Decembers and Januaries in a row hadn't personally experienced one; it's a real possibility to plan around rather than something to expect on every trip.
Forum posters generally rate July as one of the better months to visit Santo, with lower humidity than the wet season, consistently warm ocean water, and water clarity often at its best during this cooler, drier stretch of the year. Posters are candid, though, that actual conditions can vary - one visitor reported ten straight days of torrential rain during a July/August trip and cut their stay short, a real reminder that a single bad-luck stretch is possible even in a generally favorable month. Posters consistently contrast July with December through April, described as the genuinely wet, humid and uncomfortable season here, positioning July squarely within the more reliable dry-season window even if it isn't a guarantee against the occasional rough patch.
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Espiritu Santo climate normals — March
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Espiritu Santo in March
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Quietone of its worst months for weather(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Espiritu Santo's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Toughest weatherEspiritu Santo's weather peaks July–September.
March coincides with Cyclone season.
Best weatherFair weatherToughest weather
What's on in Espiritu Santo in March
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Season
The quiet half of the year
15 Jan – 15 JunOff-season shutdownVanuatu's visitor year runs July to December; the first half is the damp, cheap, empty one. Some lodges and dive operators drop days or close outright until the season turns.
- Hazard
Cyclone season
1 Nov – 30 AprVanuatu's season runs November to April and Santo sits in the path. A near miss still means cancelled flights, a shut Luganville waterfront and dive boats tied up for days. Source ↗
- Season
Mosquito season
1 Dec – 30 Apr · usuallyInsects & diseaseMalaria is endemic on Santo in a way it is not in Port Vila, and the plantation and bush country is where it lives. Nets and repellent from dusk, worst through the warm wet months.
- Season
Wet season
MonsoonRisk29 rainy days and about 423 mm in the month — the real kind of rainy season, not afternoon showers.
from the climate normals
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Espiritu Santo in March — FAQ
- Is March a good time to visit Espiritu Santo?
- March in Espiritu Santo: sweltering, soaked, with clean air — a gamble, with 29 rainy days. It ranks #12 of 12 months for Espiritu Santo on SeasonMap's comfort score (63/100).
- What is the weather like in Espiritu Santo in March?
- In March, Espiritu Santo averages a daily high of 31°C and a low of 23.4°C, with about 423.4 mm of rain over roughly 29.2 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Espiritu Santo in March?
- Espiritu Santo has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 19 in March.