VanuatuVolcanic island

Epi

444 km² rising to 833 m out of the Coral Sea.

N 5 km

BeachesFerry portsVolcanoesAirports

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.

In numbers

444km²

Area

149km

Coastline

833m

Highest point

3,035

People

29°C

Warmest sea

February

1,870km

To the mainland

When to go to Epi

Best for the beach from January to February and from July to September.

The sea is warmest in February (29 °C) and coolest in August (26 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).

29°28°27°

Jan22

29°29°27°

Feb22

29°28°27°

Mar24

28°28°27°

Apr23

28°27°26°

May18

27°26°25°

Jun17

26°25°24°

Jul14

26°25°24°

Aug14

26°26°24°

Sep13

26°26°25°

Oct16

27°27°26°

Nov18

28°28°26°

Dec20

Sea temperature (the water level) Air: night low to afternoon high Wet days Best months

Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.

Island

Epi is an volcanic island in Vanuatu. It covers 444 km², with 149 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 833 m. About 3,035 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,870 km away.

Getting there

Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 109 km in a straight lineCar hire at VLI airport (Port Vila)Discover Cars · Affiliate link
Ferries1 ferry terminals on the island
1,870 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
From January to February and from July to Septemberbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)

Plan the trip

Ferries, stays and things to do

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On the island

What you find on Epi.

2beaches
1ferry terminalsEPI Island
4volcanoesKutali, Tavai Ruro, Allombei and 1 more
1hotels, guesthouses and apartments

Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.

Cross-checked with our atlases

Epi in our other atlases

Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Epi, each with its own numbers.

4beaches and covesCoastya
10mountainsPeakyas

Beach with the warmest sea
29.0°C
Baie Yéméyou
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya

4 beaches

on Coastya, the beach atlas

Baie Yéméyoucove29.0°C
Baie de Wélawéacove29.0°C
Baie de Voambicove28.9°C
Lowacove29.0°C

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10 mountains

on Peakyas, the mountain atlas

Mont Yapéto
Tavani Rourou
Mont Pourmaliou
Pomaré
Mont Lélékaravéna
Mont Koutali
Mont Beutloa
Atasiwo

2 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗

The shape of the land.

On average the island stands 206 m above the sea. 53 % of it is below 200 m.

11 %0–50 m
42 %50–200 m
44 %200–500 m
3 %500–1,000 m

Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).

Size, for real

Next to islands you may know.

Epi444 km²

Madeira Island742 km²

Malta247 km²

20 km

All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).

Month by month

The weather on the island.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Afternoon high (°C)	28	29	28	28	27	26	25	25	26	26	27	28
Night low (°C)	27	27	27	27	26	25	24	24	24	25	26	26
Sea (°C)	29	29	29	28	28	27	26	26	26	26	27	28
Rain (mm)	214	214	238	246	143	121	81	76	82	124	140	164
Wet days	22	22	24	23	18	17	14	14	13	16	18	20
Sun h/day	7.3	7.0	6.8	6.0	5.7	5.1	5.2	5.7	6.5	6.6	7.0	7.6
Wind (km/h)	18	19	18	21	22	26	25	24	25	24	23	20

Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.

Recent years

Warmer and cooler years at sea.

Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2020	+0.1	+0.1	+0.5	−0.2	+0.2	+0.5	+0.7	+1.1	+1.0	+0.9	+0.8	+0.3
2021	+0.6	+0.5	−0.2	+0.4	+0.6	+0.5	+1.0	+0.5	+0.7	+1.0	+1.1	+1.1
2022	+1.2	+0.3	+0.5	+1.0	+0.8	+1.2	+1.5	+1.5	+1.8	+1.6	+2.0	+1.7
2023	+0.7	+0.7	+0.1	+0.9	+1.1	+0.7	+0.3	−0.1	+0.4	+0.1	+0.2	+0.2
2024	+1.0	+0.6	+0.4	+0.4	+0.5	+0.7	+0.7	+0.4	+0.3	+0.7	+0.9	+1.0
2025	+0.8	+0.3	+0.4	+1.1	+1.1	+1.0	+1.1	+1.0	+1.1	+1.0	+1.5	+1.0

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

Nearby

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About these numbers

Names, area, population	Wikidata (Q287248) · CC0
Outline	© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
Sea temperature	NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020
Climate	NASA POWER · 1991–2020
Relief, 3D model	Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails	© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
Towns	GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
Images	EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons
Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls	Coastya, Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST