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Monthly climate in Les Cayes, Haiti

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Les Cayes features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (67 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 860 mm (33.8 inches) and receives 157 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Les Cayes enjoys an average of 3806 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 2 minutes to 13 hours 11 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Les Cayes, Haiti §

The warmest months in Les Cayes are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 24 °C (76 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Les Cayes experiences 324 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 Les Cayes, 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)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average high 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Les Cayes, Haiti §

Les Cayes usually has the most precipitation in September, October and November, with an average of 18 rainy days and 119 mm (4.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Les Cayes are January, February and December. On average, 29 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Les Cayes, 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) 32 (1.3) 27 (1.1) 58 (2.3) 78 (3.1) 78 (3.1) 44 (1.7) 60 (2.4) 99 (3.9) 109 (4.3) 134 (5.3) 113 (4.5) 28 (1.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 7 9 15 15 15 11 10 13 19 22 14 7

Monthly sunshine hours in Les Cayes, Haiti §

The sunniest months in Les Cayes are March, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Les Cayes: January, October and November receive an average of 9 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Les Cayes, 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 251 302 343 335 334 345 352 338 307 301 281 312
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 9m 11h 32m 12h 2m 12h 33m 12h 59m 13h 11m 13h 5m 12h 42m 12h 12m 11h 41m 11h 15m 11h 2m

Solar UV radiation in Les Cayes, Haiti §

Les Cayes experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, 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 Les Cayes UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Les Cayes, 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 14 13 13 13 13 12 11 9 8