Climate averages 1991–2020
Cap-Haïtien weather
in October.
A hot, wet month: the 5th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Cap-Haïtien: daytime highs average 28.6°C and nights cool to about 24.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 125 mm of rain on roughly 23 days, which makes October a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 42 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye (46 km away). In October its highs average 29.1°C, about as warm as Cap-Haïtien, with 151 mm of rain.
Among the 18 cities listed in Haiti, Cap-Haïtien ranks 18th of 18 for the warmest October highs and 6th of 18 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 18 cities is 30.1°C; Cap-Haïtien is 1.5°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 27.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 125 mm to 151 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Cap-Haïtien climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.9°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 108 | 15.4 | 11.111 h |
| February | 25.9°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 77 | 13.7 | 11.511 h |
| March | 26.0°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 98 | 15.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.7°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 96 | 16.8 | 12.613 h |
| May | 27.7°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 112 | 19.9 | 13.113 h |
| June | 28.9°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 65 | 15.5 | 13.313 h |
| July | 29.0°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 60 | 15.3 | 13.213 h |
| August | 29.1°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 82 | 19.3 | 12.813 h |
| September | 29.3°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 101 | 22.2 | 12.312 h |
| October, selected | 28.6°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 125 | 23.4 | 11.712 h |
| November | 27.3°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 151 | 22.0 | 11.211 h |
| December | 26.5°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 101 | 17.8 | 11.011 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye in OctoberHaiti · 46 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 21.0°C · 151 mm rain
- Gonaïves in OctoberHaiti · 62 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 24.1°C · 66 mm rain
- Dessalines in OctoberHaiti · 65 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 23.4°C · 137 mm rain
- Port-de-Paix in OctoberHaiti · 69 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 25.1°C · 115 mm rain
- Saint-Marc in OctoberHaiti · 89 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 25.0°C · 87 mm rain
- Arcahaie in OctoberHaiti · 115 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 24.2°C · 48 mm rain
- Croix-des-Bouquets in OctoberHaiti · 132 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 24.1°C · 208 mm rain
- Cité Soleil in OctoberHaiti · 132 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 24.2°C · 208 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Cap-Haïtien) is explained once on the Cap-Haïtien year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.