Climate of Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince has a tropical savanna climate. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature for Port-au-Prince is 29° degrees and there is about 788 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 120 days a year with an average humidity of 75% and an UV-index of 6.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 28°C and 31°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 18°C and 22°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 27°C and 31°C
- Rain: it rains 213 days and there is a total of approximately 788 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3539 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 28°C and 31°C |
Warmest month: | 31°C in August |
Coldest month: | 28°C in January |
Night temperature: | between 18°C and 22°C |
Sea temperature: | between 27°C and 31°C |
Dry days: | 152 days |
Days with rain: | 213 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 788 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3539 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Port-au-Prince.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Port-au-Prince.
Climate table of Port-au-Prince
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Port-au-Prince. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Port-au-Prince might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Night temp. (°C) | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Water temp. (°C) | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 11 | 17 | 49 | 69 | 122 | 61 | 75 | 86 | 112 | 108 | 61 | 17 |
Days with rain | 9 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 9 |
Dry days | 22 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 22 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Best time to visit Port-au-Prince
The best time to visit Port-au-Prince on Haiti is from January through April, June through August and November and December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Port-au-Prince is 31°C in August and the lowest is 28°C in January. The highest water temperature is 31°C and it does not get colder than 27°C.
Climate of Port-au-Prince by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Port-au-Prince? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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