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Best time to visit Dessalines

January is the best time to visit Dessalines for general sightseeing, with average highs of 31 °C and about 2 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to March.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 73/100
The least cloud February 31 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 10 mm
Warmth July 34 °C
Cooler weather January 31 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 73 31 °C 2
2 December 72 31 °C 3
3 February 72 32 °C 3
4 March 70 32 °C 5
5 November 64 31 °C 9
6 April 59 32 °C 11
7 October 46 32 °C 18
8 May 45 32 °C 20
9 July 42 34 °C 17
10 June 41 33 °C 19
11 September 41 33 °C 22
12 August 39 34 °C 19

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 19 wet days and highs near 34 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 30.9 °C 10 mm 33 %
February 31.6 °C 12 mm 31 %
March 31.9 °C 24 mm 33 %
April 32.3 °C 65 mm 39 %
May 32.3 °C 167 mm 57 %
June 33.4 °C 133 mm 61 %
July 34.3 °C 99 mm 53 %
August 34.0 °C 118 mm 60 %
September 32.8 °C 148 mm 63 %
October 31.8 °C 128 mm 60 %
November 31.0 °C 51 mm 48 %
December 31.0 °C 13 mm 37 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.