Hinche climate — normals and trends
Hinche (Haiti) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 977 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Hinche averages 0 frost days, 130 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.
Hinche has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.5 °C (on 21 August 1990) and the coldest 10.0 °C (on 10 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
HincheCentre
- coords
- 19.14°, -72.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.5°C
Average daily high
29.1°C
Average daily low
19.3°C
Annual rainfall
977mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
130 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
155 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.4 °C
Average feels-like low
21.9 °C
Average peak gust
31.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
163 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °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
35.5 °C
21 August 1990
Coldest day
10.0 °C
10 January 1956
Wettest day
104 mm
17 November 2017
Windiest day
47.6 km/h
22 September 1998
Strongest gust
109.4 km/h
22 September 1998
Hottest feels-like
42.1 °C
2 September 2020
Coldest feels-like
9.1 °C
30 January 2008
Sunniest day
12.9 h
18 June 1959
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 | 28.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 3 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 30.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 3 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 35 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 28.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 100 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 30.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 151 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 51 mm | -63 mm |
| Jul | 32.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 44 mm | -44 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 74 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 31.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 227 mm | +90 mm |
| Oct | 30.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 150 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 29.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 46 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 29.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 3 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hinche?
Hinche has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 977 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hinche?
The hottest day measured in Hinche between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1990, reaching 35.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hinche?
The coldest day measured in Hinche between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1956, at 10.0 °C.
Does it snow in Hinche?
Almost never: Hinche sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Hinche warmed?
Yes: Hinche warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hinche?
The wettest day measured in Hinche between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 2017, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hinche?
The windiest day measured in Hinche between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1998, with winds reaching 47.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hinche?
The warmest month in Hinche is July (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Hinche?
Hinche receives on average 977 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hinche?
Hinche gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Hinche?
Yes: Hinche has on average 163 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hinche?
In Hinche, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.1 °C on 2 September 2020, and the lowest was 9.1 °C on 30 January 2008.
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