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Lakatoro, Vanuatu climate
Am Tropical monsoon
Lakatoro has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical monsoon, Köppen Am). The hottest month is February with an average daily high near 31°C, while the coldest is August averaging around 21°C at night. Precipitation totals about 2482 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — February alone averages 335 mm while August barely receives 48 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Lakatoro climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 298 | 335 | 315 | 264 | 163 | 137 | 136 | 48 | 143 | 166 | 176 | 300 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 298 | 335 | 315 | 264 | 163 | 137 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 136 | 48 | 143 | 166 | 176 | 300 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | — | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 61 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 67 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 80 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 65 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 61 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Pekoa Airport (sant, a weather station, about 68 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.