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Monthly climate in Gonaives, Haiti

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gonaives features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (66 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 464 mm (18.3 inches) and receives 106 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Gonaives enjoys an average of 3902 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 57 minutes to 13 hours 16 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Gonaives, Haiti §

The warmest months in Gonaives are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (82 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gonaives experiences 326 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Gonaives, Haiti.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Gonaives, Haiti §

Gonaives usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 14 rainy days and 70 mm (2.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Gonaives are February, March and December. On average, 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Gonaives, Haiti.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17 (0.7) 8 (0.3) 14 (0.5) 29 (1.1) 58 (2.3) 41 (1.6) 41 (1.6) 55 (2.2) 89 (3.5) 64 (2.5) 42 (1.7) 7 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 2 3 9 14 13 12 11 15 14 8 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Gonaives, Haiti §

The sunniest months in Gonaives are March, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 32 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Gonaives: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 25 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Gonaives, Haiti.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 253 305 348 347 342 350 362 345 315 322 290 317
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 5m 11h 30m 12h 2m 12h 35m 13h 3m 13h 16m 13h 9m 12h 44m 12h 13m 11h 39m 11h 11m 10h 57m

Solar UV radiation in Gonaives, Haiti §

Gonaives experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Gonaives UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Gonaives, Haiti.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 9 11 13 13 13 12 12 13 12 11 9 8