Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Weather Score #

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

Perfect for sun worshippers, beach lovers, and those seeking warm, dry climates for outdoor activities and relaxation.

Formula optimized for hot weather enthusiasts who prefer temperatures above 25°C (77°F) with maximum sun exposure and minimal precipitation.

Key factors in the calculation:

High temperatures: Favors locations with warm to hot daily highs
Abundant sunshine: Rewards areas with maximum daylight hours
Low precipitation: Penalizes frequent rain and wet conditions
Warm nights: Considers comfortable evening temperatures

Temperatures #

The temperatures in Carrefour, Port-au-Prince, Petion-Ville, Croix-des-Bouquets, and Delmas are nearly identical, ranging from comfortable to uncomfortably hot, especially from June to August when maximum temperatures exceed 33°C
Gonaives has a slightly different temperature profile, with both minimum and maximum temperatures generally lower than the other cities
Maximum temperatures in Gonaives rarely exceed 31.6°C, making it potentially marginally more comfortable during the hottest months
All cities remain within a comfortable temperature range during the cooler months, generally from December to March.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Port-au-Prince	Carrefour	Petion-Ville	Gonaives	Croix-des-Bouquets	Delmas
Jan	30.4°C	30.4°C	30.4°C	28.5°C	30.4°C	30.4°C
Feb	31.1°C	31.1°C	31.1°C	28.8°C	31.1°C	31.1°C
Mar	31.1°C	31.1°C	31.1°C	29.0°C	31.1°C	31.1°C
Apr	31.3°C	31.3°C	31.3°C	29.5°C	31.3°C	31.3°C
May	32.1°C	32.1°C	32.1°C	30.2°C	32.1°C	32.1°C
Jun	33.1°C	33.1°C	33.1°C	31.0°C	33.1°C	33.1°C
Jul	33.8°C	33.8°C	33.8°C	31.6°C	33.8°C	33.8°C
Aug	33.5°C	33.5°C	33.5°C	31.5°C	33.5°C	33.5°C
Sep	32.7°C	32.7°C	32.7°C	30.9°C	32.7°C	32.7°C
Oct	31.7°C	31.7°C	31.7°C	30.2°C	31.7°C	31.7°C
Nov	30.6°C	30.6°C	30.6°C	29.4°C	30.6°C	30.6°C
Dec	30.5°C	30.5°C	30.5°C	28.8°C	30.5°C	30.5°C
Average	31.8°C	31.8°C	31.8°C	30.0°C	31.8°C	31.8°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Port-au-Prince	Carrefour	Petion-Ville	Gonaives	Croix-des-Bouquets	Delmas
Jan	18.8°C	18.8°C	18.8°C	20.8°C	18.8°C	18.8°C
Feb	19.2°C	19.2°C	19.2°C	20.9°C	19.2°C	19.2°C
Mar	19.5°C	19.5°C	19.5°C	21.0°C	19.5°C	19.5°C
Apr	21.3°C	21.3°C	21.3°C	22.6°C	21.3°C	21.3°C
May	22.2°C	22.2°C	22.2°C	23.9°C	22.2°C	22.2°C
Jun	22.7°C	22.7°C	22.7°C	24.7°C	22.7°C	22.7°C
Jul	23.0°C	23.0°C	23.0°C	24.8°C	23.0°C	23.0°C
Aug	22.5°C	22.5°C	22.5°C	24.6°C	22.5°C	22.5°C
Sep	22.1°C	22.1°C	22.1°C	23.9°C	22.1°C	22.1°C
Oct	21.7°C	21.7°C	21.7°C	23.6°C	21.7°C	21.7°C
Nov	20.7°C	20.7°C	20.7°C	22.5°C	20.7°C	20.7°C
Dec	19.6°C	19.6°C	19.6°C	21.6°C	19.6°C	19.6°C
Average	21.1°C	21.1°C	21.1°C	22.9°C	21.1°C	21.1°C

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

The weather patterns across the cities show a consistent trend in sun hours and precipitation. Port-au-Prince, Carrefour, Delmas, and Croix-des-Bouquets exhibit nearly identical weather statistics, characterized by a stable range of sun hours between 5.8 and 9.0 hours while maintaining low precipitation levels mostly under 2mm.
In contrast, Gonaives stands out with slightly higher sun hours, peaking at 9.4 hours in May, and notably lower precipitation levels, especially in July and during the year overall. This indicates that Gonaives potentially has a drier climate, making it an interesting alternative compared to its neighboring cities.

Sunny Weather

Period	Port-au-Prince	Carrefour	Petion-Ville	Gonaives	Croix-des-Bouquets	Delmas
Jan	7.5 hours/day	7.5 hours/day	7.5 hours/day	8.1 hours/day	7.5 hours/day	7.5 hours/day
Feb	7.9 hours/day	7.9 hours/day	7.9 hours/day	8.1 hours/day	7.9 hours/day	7.9 hours/day
Mar	6.7 hours/day	6.7 hours/day	6.7 hours/day	7.9 hours/day	6.7 hours/day	6.7 hours/day
Apr	4.2 hours/day	4.2 hours/day	4.2 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	4.2 hours/day	4.2 hours/day
May	5.0 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	4.3 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	5.0 hours/day
Jun	6.8 hours/day	6.8 hours/day	6.8 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	6.8 hours/day	6.8 hours/day
Jul	7.0 hours/day	7.0 hours/day	7.0 hours/day	7.4 hours/day	7.0 hours/day	7.0 hours/day
Aug	6.3 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	7.3 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	6.3 hours/day
Sep	4.9 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	4.9 hours/day
Oct	5.1 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	5.1 hours/day
Nov	6.0 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	6.0 hours/day
Dec	7.6 hours/day	7.6 hours/day	7.6 hours/day	7.9 hours/day	7.6 hours/day	7.6 hours/day
Average	6.3 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	6.8 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	6.3 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Port-au-Prince	Carrefour	Petion-Ville	Gonaives	Croix-des-Bouquets	Delmas
Jan	0.6mm	0.6mm	0.6mm	0.7mm	0.6mm	0.6mm
Feb	0.6mm	0.6mm	0.6mm	0.3mm	0.6mm	0.6mm
Mar	2.1mm	2.1mm	2.1mm	0.4mm	2.1mm	2.1mm
Apr	4.3mm	4.3mm	4.3mm	1.0mm	4.3mm	4.3mm
May	3.5mm	3.5mm	3.5mm	2.9mm	3.5mm	3.5mm
Jun	2.5mm	2.5mm	2.5mm	2.3mm	2.5mm	2.5mm
Jul	3.1mm	3.1mm	3.1mm	2.1mm	3.1mm	3.1mm
Aug	5.8mm	5.8mm	5.8mm	2.8mm	5.8mm	5.8mm
Sep	5.1mm	5.1mm	5.1mm	3.9mm	5.1mm	5.1mm
Oct	3.8mm	3.8mm	3.8mm	2.4mm	3.8mm	3.8mm
Nov	3.9mm	3.9mm	3.9mm	2.1mm	3.9mm	3.9mm
Dec	0.7mm	0.7mm	0.7mm	0.2mm	0.7mm	0.7mm
Average	3.0mm	3.0mm	3.0mm	1.8mm	3.0mm	3.0mm

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Port-au-Prince	Carrefour	Petion-Ville	Gonaives	Croix-des-Bouquets	Delmas
Jan	10.7km/h	10.7km/h	10.7km/h	15.1km/h	10.7km/h	10.7km/h
Feb	12.2km/h	12.2km/h	12.2km/h	17.6km/h	12.2km/h	12.2km/h
Mar	12.6km/h	12.6km/h	12.6km/h	16.4km/h	12.6km/h	12.6km/h
Apr	12.5km/h	12.5km/h	12.5km/h	14.1km/h	12.5km/h	12.5km/h
May	12.8km/h	12.8km/h	12.8km/h	12.4km/h	12.8km/h	12.8km/h
Jun	12.0km/h	12.0km/h	12.0km/h	11.6km/h	12.0km/h	12.0km/h
Jul	11.7km/h	11.7km/h	11.7km/h	12.8km/h	11.7km/h	11.7km/h
Aug	11.3km/h	11.3km/h	11.3km/h	12.6km/h	11.3km/h	11.3km/h
Sep	10.7km/h	10.7km/h	10.7km/h	11.9km/h	10.7km/h	10.7km/h
Oct	10.3km/h	10.3km/h	10.3km/h	11.5km/h	10.3km/h	10.3km/h
Nov	9.1km/h	9.1km/h	9.1km/h	11.7km/h	9.1km/h	9.1km/h
Dec	9.5km/h	9.5km/h	9.5km/h	14.2km/h	9.5km/h	9.5km/h
Average	11.3km/h	11.3km/h	11.3km/h	13.5km/h	11.3km/h	11.3km/h

Humidity

Period	Port-au-Prince	Carrefour	Petion-Ville	Gonaives	Croix-des-Bouquets	Delmas
Jan	70.9%	70.9%	70.9%	74.1%	70.9%	70.9%
Feb	66.6%	66.6%	66.6%	71.2%	66.6%	66.6%
Mar	68.0%	68.0%	68.0%	71.0%	68.0%	68.0%
Apr	69.6%	69.6%	69.6%	70.1%	69.6%	69.6%
May	69.7%	69.7%	69.7%	70.9%	69.7%	69.7%
Jun	68.9%	68.9%	68.9%	71.3%	68.9%	68.9%
Jul	68.9%	68.9%	68.9%	72.5%	68.9%	68.9%
Aug	70.8%	70.8%	70.8%	73.2%	70.8%	70.8%
Sep	73.2%	73.2%	73.2%	75.0%	73.2%	73.2%
Oct	75.2%	75.2%	75.2%	76.9%	75.2%	75.2%
Nov	75.6%	75.6%	75.6%	77.9%	75.6%	75.6%
Dec	73.2%	73.2%	73.2%	76.4%	73.2%	73.2%
Average	70.9%	70.9%	70.9%	73.4%	70.9%	70.9%

Daylight Hours #

The sunrise and sunset times, and consequently day length, are very similar across all six cities
Gonaives has the earliest sunrise and latest sunset, resulting in the slightly longest days overall
All cities experience their shortest day in December and longest in June.

Sunrise Time

Period	Port-au-Prince	Carrefour	Petion-Ville	Gonaives	Croix-des-Bouquets	Delmas
Jan	6:23	6:24	6:23	6:26	6:23	6:23
Feb	6:16	6:17	6:16	6:19	6:16	6:16
Mar	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:37	6:35	6:35
Apr	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:32	6:32
May	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:16
Jun	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13
Jul	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21
Aug	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31
Sep	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:37	6:37
Oct	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:46	6:43	6:44
Nov	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:08	6:05	6:05
Dec	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:17	6:14	6:14
Average	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Port-au-Prince	Carrefour	Petion-Ville	Gonaives	Croix-des-Bouquets	Delmas
Jan	17:34	17:34	17:34	17:34	17:34	17:34
Feb	17:50	17:50	17:50	17:50	17:49	17:50
Mar	18:38	18:38	18:38	18:40	18:38	18:38
Apr	19:07	19:07	19:07	19:09	19:07	19:07
May	19:17	19:17	19:16	19:20	19:16	19:17
Jun	19:27	19:28	19:27	19:31	19:27	19:27
Jul	19:29	19:29	19:29	19:32	19:28	19:29
Aug	19:15	19:16	19:15	19:17	19:15	19:15
Sep	18:51	18:51	18:51	18:53	18:50	18:51
Oct	18:26	18:26	18:26	18:27	18:26	18:26
Nov	17:21	17:21	17:21	17:21	17:20	17:21
Dec	17:17	17:17	17:16	17:16	17:16	17:16
Average	18:30	18:30	18:30	18:36	18:30	18:30

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Port-au-Prince	Carrefour	Petion-Ville	Gonaives	Croix-des-Bouquets	Delmas
Jan	10:34 hours	10:34 hours	10:34 hours	10:34 hours	10:34 hours	10:34 hours
Feb	10:50 hours	10:50 hours	10:50 hours	10:50 hours	10:49 hours	10:50 hours
Mar	11:38 hours	11:38 hours	11:38 hours	11:40 hours	11:38 hours	11:38 hours
Apr	12:07 hours	12:07 hours	12:07 hours	12:09 hours	12:07 hours	12:07 hours
May	12:17 hours	12:17 hours	12:16 hours	12:20 hours	12:16 hours	12:17 hours
Jun	12:27 hours	12:28 hours	12:27 hours	12:31 hours	12:27 hours	12:27 hours
Jul	12:29 hours	12:29 hours	12:29 hours	12:32 hours	12:28 hours	12:29 hours
Aug	12:15 hours	12:16 hours	12:15 hours	12:17 hours	12:15 hours	12:15 hours
Sep	11:51 hours	11:51 hours	11:51 hours	11:53 hours	11:50 hours	11:51 hours
Oct	11:26 hours	11:26 hours	11:26 hours	11:27 hours	11:26 hours	11:26 hours
Nov	10:21 hours	10:21 hours	10:21 hours	10:21 hours	10:20 hours	10:21 hours
Dec	10:17 hours	10:17 hours	10:16 hours	10:16 hours	10:16 hours	10:16 hours
Average	11:30 hours	11:30 hours	11:30 hours	11:36 hours	11:30 hours	11:30 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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