Cap Haitien weather by month & the best time to visit
🇭🇹 Haiti · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Cap Haitien is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with March and January close behind. Cap Haitien averages about 2,962 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 21 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,962
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 542 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 306k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Cap Haitien?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Cap Haitien is February, then March and January. The dullest month is August (61/100, 49 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Cap Haitien?
Cap Haitien gets a lot of sun: around 2,962 hours a year. February (93/100) is noticeably better than August (61). It ranks #2 of 4 destinations in Haiti for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,944 hours. The year's 542 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 90 | 30° / 86°F | 20° / 68°F | 35 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 93 | 31° / 88°F | 21° / 70°F | 21 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 91 | 32° / 90°F | 21° / 70°F | 29 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 81 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 34 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| May | 77 | 33° / 91°F | 24° / 75°F | 58 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 72 | 34° / 93°F | 25° / 77°F | 39 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 63 | 35° / 95°F | 25° / 77°F | 33 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 61 | 35° / 95°F | 25° / 77°F | 49 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 69 | 34° / 93°F | 25° / 77°F | 55 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 74 | 33° / 91°F | 24° / 75°F | 79 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 83 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 72 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 90 | 30° / 86°F | 21° / 70°F | 38 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Cap Haitien by month
The sea off Cap Haitien is warmest in August at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in February at 27°C / 81°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Port-au-Prince Haiti · 128 km · best in Feb · 3,150 h sun/yr
- Puerto Plata Dominican Republic · 171 km · best in Feb · 2,675 h sun/yr
- Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands · 228 km · best in Feb · 3,149 h sun/yr
- Santo Domingo Dominican Republic · 303 km · best in Feb · 2,867 h sun/yr
- Punta Cana Dominican Republic · 423 km · best in Feb · 2,882 h sun/yr
- Kingston Jamaica · 522 km · best in Feb · 2,921 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Barahona Dominican Republic · 199 km · 2,956 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Matthew Town Bahamas · 207 km · 3,219 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Salt Cay Turks & Caicos Islands · 207 km · 3,061 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- South Caicos Turks & Caicos Islands · 211 km · 3,061 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Cap Haitien compares month by month: Cap Haitien vs Port-au-Prince · Cap Haitien vs Puerto Plata · Cap Haitien vs Providenciales · all comparisons
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