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When to go to Port-au-Prince

Twelve months of averages for Port-au-Prince, and what they say about when to go.

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When to go

What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

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Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): June to September.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): October and November.
The warmest month is July (32°C) and the coolest January (30°C). The wettest is October (75 mm) and the driest February (16 mm); about 509 mm of rain falls in a year.

Port-au-Prince: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, dry
FebMild–warm, dry
MarMild–warm, dry
AprMild–warm, dry
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunHot
JulHot
AugHot
SeptHot
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecMild–warm, dry

Month by month

Every month in Port-au-Prince

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Port-au-Prince by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	30°C	22°C	19 mm	66%	38%	4.9	23°C	Mild to warm and dry
February	30°C	22°C	16 mm	64%	40%	5.5	24°C	Mild to warm and dry
March	30°C	23°C	24 mm	64%	48%	6.1	27°C	Mild to warm and dry
April	31°C	24°C	37 mm	64%	54%	6.4	31°C	Mild to warm and dry
May	31°C	25°C	62 mm	67%	63%	6.2	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	32°C	25°C	41 mm	67%	58%	6.5	37°C	Hot
July	32°C	26°C	38 mm	64%	53%	6.7	39°C	Hot
August	32°C	26°C	64 mm	66%	55%	6.4	39°C	Hot
September	32°C	26°C	49 mm	68%	59%	6	37°C	Hot
October	31°C	25°C	75 mm	71%	58%	5.3	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	30°C	24°C	56 mm	70%	47%	4.8	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	30°C	23°C	28 mm	67%	36%	4.7	25°C	Mild to warm and dry

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Travel advice

Official travel advice warns against all travel to Haiti at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.

Read the official travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

30°C

22°C

19 mm

66%

38%

4.9

23°C

Mild to warm and dry

February

30°C

22°C

16 mm

64%

40%

5.5

24°C

Mild to warm and dry

March

30°C

23°C

24 mm

64%

48%

6.1

27°C

Mild to warm and dry

April

31°C

24°C

37 mm

64%

54%

6.4

31°C

Mild to warm and dry

May

31°C

25°C

62 mm

67%

63%

6.2

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

32°C

25°C

41 mm

67%

58%

6.5

37°C

Hot

July

32°C

26°C

38 mm

64%

53%

6.7

39°C

Hot

August

32°C

26°C

64 mm

66%

55%

6.4

39°C

Hot

September

32°C

26°C

49 mm

68%

59%

37°C

Hot

October

31°C

25°C

75 mm

71%

58%

5.3

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

30°C

24°C

56 mm

70%

47%

4.8

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

30°C

23°C

28 mm

67%

36%

4.7

25°C

Mild to warm and dry