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Monthly climate in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Port-au-Prince features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (71 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (52 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1634 mm (64.3 inches) and receives 223 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Port-au-Prince enjoys an average of 3836 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 1 minutes to 13 hours 12 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Port-au-Prince, Haiti §

The warmest months in Port-au-Prince are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 22 °C (71 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Port-au-Prince experiences 317 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 Port-au-Prince, 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 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average high 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°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)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Port-au-Prince, Haiti §

Port-au-Prince usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 24 rainy days and 209 mm (8.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Port-au-Prince are January, February and December. On average, 33 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Port-au-Prince, 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) 31 (1.2) 32 (1.3) 113 (4.4) 190 (7.5) 184 (7.2) 132 (5.2) 139 (5.5) 192 (7.6) 228 (9.0) 207 (8.2) 150 (5.9) 36 (1.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 9 17 24 25 20 22 23 26 24 18 8

Monthly sunshine hours in Port-au-Prince, Haiti §

The sunniest months in Port-au-Prince are March, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Port-au-Prince: January, October and November receive an average of 9 hours 9 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Port-au-Prince, 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 253 304 345 337 338 346 354 341 311 303 284 315
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 8m 11h 32m 12h 2m 12h 33m 13h 0m 13h 12m 13h 5m 12h 42m 12h 12m 11h 41m 11h 14m 11h 1m

Solar UV radiation in Port-au-Prince, Haiti §

Port-au-Prince 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 Port-au-Prince UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Port-au-Prince, 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) 8 10 12 13 13 13 12 13 12 11 9 8