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IslandPort Vila, Shefa

Efate

Island113 m elevationBest Aug–Oct
Elevation113 mabove sea level
Area900 km²surface
Nearest townPort Vila13 km
17.67° S, 168.42° EElevation 113 mUTC+11 · Vanuatu Standard Time
When to goPort Vila · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec67October
Best timeAug–Oct
October: high / low25° / 24°
Island

Efate in brief

Efate is an island in Port Vila, Shefa, Vanuatu.

It lies at 113 m above sea level and covers about 900 km².

The nearest town in the atlas is Port Vila, 13 km to the SW, where the weather is best in August, September and October.

Port Vila: weather and travel guide

Weather nearby now

Forecast for Port Vila
23°
Clear now
Wind19 km/h
Humidity76%
Cloud cover9%
Today
23 Oct
26°
22°
3 mm
Sat
24 Oct
26°
23°
2 mm
Sun
25 Oct
27°
23°
Mon
26 Oct
27°
23°
Tue
27 Oct
27°
23°

Model run 00:00 UTCRefreshed several times a day

The island from above

900 km² · coastline as mapped in OpenStreetMap
10 km
When to go

The best months around Efate

Climate of Port Vila

Month score in Port Vila

Comfort, dry days and sunshine · out of 100
53
Jan
49
Feb
51
Mar
57
Apr
60
May
63
Jun
64
Jul
65
Aug
69
Sep
67
Oct
63
Nov
59
Dec
Map

Efate from above

Nature nearbyAll of Vanuatu
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Lololima RiverRiver10 kmSLololima River
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M̄angéa ni ÉutaIsland14 kmNM̄angéa ni Éuta
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IririkiIsland14 kmSWIririki
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M̄angéa ni Élao ReefIsland15 kmNM̄angéa ni Élao Reef
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Ifira IslandIsland16 kmSWIfira Island
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MeleIsland17 kmWMele
Summits nearbyMountains of Vanuatu
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Ebaonapkas11 km W318 mJuly 23°Ebaonapkas
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Mount Bernier11 km W318 mJuly 23°Mount Bernier
Stay nearby

Towns close by

Port Vila
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Port Vila

Shefa · 13 km SW
25°Oct high
18wet days
67score
Port Vila
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Pango

Shefa · 19 km SW
25°Oct high
18wet days
67score
Pango
Around here

Port Vila and around

Port Vila
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Port Vila

Shefa · Vanuatu
Aug–Octbest months
24°July high
10 maltitude
Port Vila

Nature

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8.2 km E

Lololima River

River
Lololima River
Fels Cave
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18 km NW

Fels Cave

Cave
Fels Cave
Erakor Island
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4.4 km S

Erakor Island

Island · 14 m
Erakor Island

Mountains

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9.6 km N

Ebaonapkas

318 m
Ebaonapkas
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9.6 km N

Mount Bernier

318 m
Mount Bernier

Heritage

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9.7 km NW

Chief Roi Mata’s Domain

World Heritage Site
Chief Roi Mata’s Domain

Museums

Vanuatu Cultural Centre
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1.1 km SE

Vanuatu Cultural Centre

1955
Vanuatu Cultural Centre
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1.1 km SE

National Museum of Vanuatu

National Museum of Vanuatu