Vanuatu: Weather Records and Extremes

77 weather records set or tied in Vanuatu in 2026: 48 highs and 29 lows, with a calendar heatmap, ratio by decade and record map.

Key Facts for Vanuatu

Vanuatu has 6 stations in the data, on Oceania.
77 weather records were set or tied in Vanuatu in 2026: 48 record highs and 29 record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
In the 2020s, record highs outnumbered record lows 6.08 to 1 in Vanuatu.
2016 holds the most standing records in Vanuatu: 382.
Aneityum set an all-time record high minimum temperature of 28.5 C (83.3 F) on 19 January 2026.

Record Highs and Lows in 2026

42 highs, 27 lows

Each square is a day of 2026. Warm squares had more record highs than record lows in Vanuatu, cold squares more lows. The busiest day was 21 January 2026 with 2 highs and 0 lows.

Record highs and lows per day in Vanuatu in 2026
Date	Value
2026-01-04	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-05	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-06	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-07	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-08	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-10	1 more record lows than highs
2026-01-11	1 more record lows than highs
2026-01-19	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-20	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-21	2 more record highs than lows
2026-01-22	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-03	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-07	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-08	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-14	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-16	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-17	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-25	1 more record lows than highs
2026-03-02	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-03	1 more record lows than highs
2026-03-06	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-11	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-13	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-14	1 more record lows than highs
2026-03-23	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-02	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-04	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-05	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-06	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-07	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-11	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-15	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-18	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-19	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-21	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-24	1 more record lows than highs
2026-05-06	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-23	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-24	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-30	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-31	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-05	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-08	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-11	1 more record lows than highs
2026-06-14	1 more record lows than highs
2026-06-17	1 more record lows than highs
2026-06-25	1 more record lows than highs
2026-06-27	1 more record lows than highs
2026-06-28	1 more record lows than highs
2026-07-08	1 more record lows than highs
2026-07-12	1 more record lows than highs
2026-07-14	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-16	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-18	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-20	1 more record lows than highs
2026-07-22	1 more record lows than highs
2026-07-27	1 more record lows than highs
2026-08-01	1 more record lows than highs
2026-08-02	1 more record lows than highs
2026-08-04	1 more record lows than highs
2026-08-05	1 more record lows than highs
2026-10-01	1 more record highs than lows

Records per Year, by Type

2000 to 2026

Records set or tied in Vanuatu each year from 2000 to 2026, stacked by record type. 2026 had 77.

Weather records per year in Vanuatu, stacked by type
Year	Highest daily maximum	Lowest daily maximum	Highest daily minimum	Lowest daily minimum	Heaviest daily rainfall	Total
2000	0	0	0	0	16	16
2001	0	0	0	0	10	10
2002	0	0	0	0	9	9
2003	0	0	0	0	14	14
2004	0	0	0	0	12	12
2005	0	0	0	0	7	7
2006	0	0	0	0	7	7
2007	0	0	0	0	35	35
2008	0	0	0	0	20	20
2009	0	0	0	0	38	38
2010	0	0	0	0	28	28
2011	0	0	0	0	40	40
2012	0	0	5	4	45	54
2013	32	6	15	6	48	107
2014	32	3	11	22	35	103
2015	41	5	19	10	21	96
2016	87	1	19	20	34	161
2017	47	0	25	19	40	131
2018	26	1	9	7	56	99
2019	45	3	49	18	40	155
2020	23	8	80	14	43	168
2021	35	6	52	8	43	144
2022	105	3	70	0	87	265
2023	47	15	43	10	34	149
2024	41	6	55	2	41	145
2025	30	20	75	0	11	136
2026	1	27	39	0	0	67

Warm to Cold Ratio by Decade

Record highs per record low by decade in Vanuatu: 2010s 3.8 to 1, 2020s 6.1 to 1. A ratio above 1 means more record highs than record lows.

Which Years Hold the Most Standing Records

2016: 382

Records still standing in Vanuatu, by the year they were set. 2016 holds the most with 382.

Standing records in Vanuatu by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1949	14
1950	8
1951	15
1952	16
1953	15
1954	26
1955	24
1956	15
1957	14
1973	7
1974	12
1975	6
1976	6
1977	1
1978	3
1979	208
1980	112
1981	119
1982	304
1983	161
1984	215
1985	265
1986	281
1987	274
1988	268
1989	250
1990	182
1991	279
1992	328
1993	279
1994	324
1995	198
1996	212
1997	201
1998	126
1999	155
2000	189
2001	114
2002	171
2003	193
2004	264
2005	216
2006	194
2007	199
2008	268
2009	267
2010	308
2011	376
2012	285
2013	305
2014	281
2015	249
2016	382
2017	254
2018	156
2019	157
2020	192
2021	167
2022	342
2023	157
2024	157
2025	148
2026	66

Record Map for 2026

104 stations

The 104 highest significance station records of 2026 in Vanuatu, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records in Vanuatu in 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record low maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record low maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record low maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record low maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record low maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record low maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record low maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record low maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record low maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record low maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record low maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record low maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Top Records by Significance

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Top 10 records in Vanuatu by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 2026	Aneityum, VU	all-time high min	28.5 C (83.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2026	Aneityum, VU	daily low max	24.8 C (76.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 2026	Aneityum, VU	daily low max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2026	Aneityum, VU	all-time high min	28.8 C (83.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 2026	Aneityum, VU	daily low max (Provisional)	21.6 C (70.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 2026	Aneityum, VU	monthly high min	26.8 C (80.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 2026	Aneityum, VU	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 2026	Aneityum, VU	daily high min	26.5 C (79.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 2025	Aneityum, VU	daily high min	23.8 C (74.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 2026	Aneityum, VU	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)

Vanuatu by Year

Stations

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Stations in Vanuatu
Station	Region	Record from	Years	Thresholds
Aneityum	n/a	1949	78 years	Threshold days
Sola/Vanua Lava Isl	n/a	1949	77 years	Threshold days
Lamap/Malekoula Isl	n/a	1973	51 years	Threshold days
Pekoa Airport (Sant	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Tanna	n/a	1973	53 years	Threshold days
Port Vila Bauerfield	n/a	1985	41 years	Threshold days

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).