Dessalines climate — normals and trends
Dessalines (Haiti) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,072 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Dessalines averages 0 frost days, 221 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 162 rainy days per year.
Dessalines has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 12 July 2023) and the coldest 11.3 °C (on 8 January 1956).
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
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- coords
- 19.26°, -72.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
30.4°C
Average daily low
20.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,072mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
3.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
221 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
162 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.4 °C
Average feels-like low
23.8 °C
Average peak gust
30.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
257 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
37.1 °C
12 July 2023
Coldest day
11.3 °C
8 January 1956
Wettest day
125 mm
23 September 1998
Windiest day
41.3 km/h
23 September 1998
Strongest gust
113.8 km/h
23 September 1998
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
31 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
10.4 °C
30 January 2008
Sunniest day
12.9 h
21 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 31.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 5 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 31.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 35 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 30.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 110 mm | +42 mm |
| May | 31.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 124 mm | -56 mm |
| Jun | 32.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 109 mm | -43 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 60 mm | -49 mm |
| Aug | 33.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 78 mm | -58 mm |
| Sep | 31.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 232 mm | +80 mm |
| Oct | 30.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 147 mm | +0 mm |
| Nov | 31.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 41 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 30.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 7 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dessalines?
Dessalines has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,072 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dessalines?
The hottest day measured in Dessalines between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2023, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dessalines?
The coldest day measured in Dessalines between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1956, at 11.3 °C.
Does it snow in Dessalines?
Almost never: Dessalines sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dessalines warmed?
Yes: Dessalines warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dessalines?
The wettest day measured in Dessalines between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1998, with 125 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dessalines?
The windiest day measured in Dessalines between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1998, with winds reaching 41.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dessalines?
The warmest month in Dessalines is July (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Dessalines?
Dessalines receives on average 1,072 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dessalines?
Dessalines gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dessalines?
Yes: Dessalines has on average 257 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dessalines?
In Dessalines, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 31 August 2023, and the lowest was 10.4 °C on 30 January 2008.
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