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Home > Haiti Geography > Haiti's Climate Haiti's Climate Haiti is a tropical island. Haiti's tropical climate produces seasonal rainfall, although large areas of the country are semiarid.
Temperatures year round range from 70°F to 90°F with high humidity along the coast at times.
Average annual rainfall varies from nearly zero in some areas to 53 inches in Port-au-Prince.
The two rainy seasons that Port-au-Prince experiences are from April to June and from August to mid-November.
Rain and accompanying thunder/lightning storms usually occur at dusk and at night, but the days remain clear and sunny.
There is a crisp dry season from December to April.
Surrounding mountains generally protect Port-au-Prince from Caribbean hurricanes.
Source: US Department of State
Haiti has a generally hot and humid tropical climate.
The north wind brings fog and drizzle, which interrupt Haiti's dry season from November to January. But during February through May, the weather is very wet.
Northeast trade winds bring rains during the wet season.
The average annual rainfall is 140 to 200 centimeters, but it is unevenly distributed. Heavier rainfall occurs in the southern peninsula and in the northern plains and mountains. Rainfall decreases from east to west across the northern peninsula.
The eastern central region receives a moderate amount of precipitation, while the western coast from the northern peninsula to Port-au-Prince, the capital, is relatively dry.
Temperatures are almost always high in the lowland areas, ranging from 15° C to 25° C in the winter and from 25° C to 35° C during the summer.
Source: Library of congress
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