Port-de-Paix climate — normals and trends
Port-de-Paix (Haiti) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 979 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 August (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is February (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Port-de-Paix averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 206 rainy days per year.
Port-de-Paix has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.7 °C (on 8 October 2024) and the coldest 18.6 °C (on 14 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
Port-de-PaixNord-Ouest
- coords
- 19.94°, -72.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
26.6°C
Average daily low
24.2°C
Annual rainfall
979mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
23.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
206 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.2 °C
Average feels-like low
26.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
31.7 °C
8 October 2024
Coldest day
18.6 °C
14 January 1956
Wettest day
115 mm
21 April 1961
Windiest day
69.1 km/h
12 October 1954
Strongest gust
119.5 km/h
12 October 1954
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
30 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
14.2 °C
16 January 2000
Sunniest day
13.0 h
25 June 1954
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 37 mm | -32 mm |
| Feb | 26.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 34 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 26.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 58 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 25.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 92 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 27.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 70 mm | -47 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 40 mm | -40 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 39 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 53 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 29.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 120 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 29.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 116 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 27.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 77 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 26.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 40 mm | -44 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Port-de-Paix?
Port-de-Paix has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 979 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Port-de-Paix?
The hottest day measured in Port-de-Paix between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2024, reaching 31.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Port-de-Paix?
The coldest day measured in Port-de-Paix between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1956, at 18.6 °C.
Does it snow in Port-de-Paix?
Almost never: Port-de-Paix sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Port-de-Paix warmed?
Yes: Port-de-Paix warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Port-de-Paix?
The wettest day measured in Port-de-Paix between 1940 and 2025 was 21 April 1961, with 115 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Port-de-Paix?
The windiest day measured in Port-de-Paix between 1940 and 2025 was 12 October 1954, with winds reaching 69.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Port-de-Paix?
The warmest month in Port-de-Paix is August (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is February (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Port-de-Paix?
Port-de-Paix receives on average 979 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 206 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Port-de-Paix?
Port-de-Paix gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Port-de-Paix?
Yes: Port-de-Paix has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Port-de-Paix?
In Port-de-Paix, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 30 August 2023, and the lowest was 14.2 °C on 16 January 2000.
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