Arcahaie climate — normals and trends
Arcahaie (Haiti) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 371 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Arcahaie averages 0 frost days, 34 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 80 rainy days per year.
Arcahaie has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.4 °C (on 20 August 2023) and the coldest 17.0 °C (on 5 February 1958).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ArcahaieOuest
- coords
- 18.77°, -72.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
28.1°C
Average daily low
23.7°C
Annual rainfall
371mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
13.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
34 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
80 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.5 °C
Average feels-like low
27.4 °C
Average peak gust
25.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
357 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
32.4 °C
20 August 2023
Coldest day
17.0 °C
5 February 1958
Wettest day
168 mm
23 September 1998
Windiest day
53.3 km/h
23 September 1998
Strongest gust
97.9 km/h
23 September 1998
Hottest feels-like
39.8 °C
30 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
15.7 °C
16 January 2000
Sunniest day
12.8 h
17 June 2008
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 28.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 27.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 12 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 28.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 45 mm | +12 mm |
| May | 29.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 39 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 29.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 8 mm | -40 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 11 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 17 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 91 mm | +49 mm |
| Oct | 28.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 68 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 28.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 9 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 28.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Arcahaie?
Arcahaie has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 371 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Arcahaie?
The hottest day measured in Arcahaie between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2023, reaching 32.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Arcahaie?
The coldest day measured in Arcahaie between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1958, at 17.0 °C.
Does it snow in Arcahaie?
Almost never: Arcahaie sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Arcahaie warmed?
Yes: Arcahaie warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Arcahaie?
The wettest day measured in Arcahaie between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1998, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Arcahaie?
The windiest day measured in Arcahaie between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1998, with winds reaching 53.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Arcahaie?
The warmest month in Arcahaie is July (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Arcahaie?
Arcahaie receives on average 371 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Arcahaie?
Arcahaie gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Arcahaie?
Yes: Arcahaie has on average 357 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Arcahaie?
In Arcahaie, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 30 August 2023, and the lowest was 15.7 °C on 16 January 2000.
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