Cap-Haïtien weather by month

The best time to visit Cap-Haïtien is February, June and July — 88/100 in February, 26°C and 14 rainy days. It is good year-round: every month scores within a few points of the best.

The worst month is November at 81/100 — hot, soaked, clean air. See November →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

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Cap-Haïtien🇭🇹 Haiti · Greater Antilles · Beach88
  1. 85Jan
  2. 88Feb
  3. 86Mar
  4. 86Apr
  5. 86May
  6. 88Jun
  7. 88Jul
  8. 87Aug
  9. 85Sep
  10. 84Oct
  11. 81Nov
  12. 84Dec

Good year-round · worst November (81/100)

Days
26°C
Nights
23°C
Wet days
14
Sun
10.4 h
Humidity
80%
Daylight
12 h
Cap-Haïtien, Haiti
Photo: Rémi Kaupp · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cap-Haïtien, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Cap-Haïtien is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan85A26°C16 d10 hBusy1
Feb88A26°C14 d10 hPeak2
Mar86A27°C14 d11 hBusy1
Apr86A27°C18 d12 hBusy1
May86A28°C19 d11 hShoulder—
Jun88A29°C14 d12 hBusy1
Jul88A29°C16 d12 hBusy2
Aug87A30°C18 d12 hShoulder1
Sep85A30°C21 d11 hShoulder1
Oct84A29°C22 d10 hQuiet1
Nov81A28°C23 d10 hQuiet1
Dec84A27°C18 d10 hBusy1

What's on in Cap-Haïtien through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

January
  • Independence Day and soup joumou1–2 JanHoliday
February
  • Kanaval5–25 Feb (usually)Festival
  • Rara season10 Feb – 25 Apr (usually)Festival
June
  • Hurricane season1 Jun – 30 NovHazard
July
  • Saint Jacques pilgrimage23–27 JulFestival
December
  • Christmas and midnight Mass15–25 DecHoliday

Everything on in Cap-Haïtien through the year →

Crowds in Cap-Haïtien in February

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Peak crowdsKanaval, Rara season(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Traveller notes on Cap-Haïtien

What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.

Detailed February-specific trip reports for Cap-Haïtien are limited on the forum, though one visitor's arrival date lines up with Haiti's Carnaval season, which typically falls in February and draws real crowds and street celebrations to the country. Posters discussing Haiti more broadly consistently name the winter dry season, which February falls within, as the more comfortable and popular window to visit, with lower rainfall than the summer wet season. Given the limited destination-specific detail, this note is grounded in that broader Haiti dry-season pattern: warm days, comparatively lower humidity and rainfall than the summer months, plus the added draw of Carnaval-season energy for a February visit specifically.
Tripadvisor community · February · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Haiti's forum is candid that August sits inside hurricane season (June through November), and even without a named storm nearby you should expect a few severe rainstorms during any week-long stay - one traveler mentioned a Cap-Haïtien day trip getting delayed by heavy rain before clearing up. The heat is the more constant challenge: it's oppressive by mid-morning most days, humid enough that the rain barely cools things down. Plan outdoor sightseeing like the Citadelle for early morning and treat an afternoon downpour as the expected daily interruption rather than a surprise.
NorthHaitiTraveler · August · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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