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Best time to visit Pétionville

January is the best time to visit Pétionville for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to February.

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 81/100
A beach holiday January sea 28 °C
The least cloud January 38 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 25 mm
Warmth July 31 °C
Cooler weather December 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 81 28 °C 6 92
2 December 78 28 °C 7 88
3 February 78 29 °C 7 89
4 March 67 29 °C 14 74
5 November 65 28 °C 14 70
6 April 59 29 °C 19 71
7 May 54 29 °C 23 70
8 October 53 29 °C 23 65
9 June 52 30 °C 18 66
10 July 51 31 °C 18 62
11 September 50 30 °C 24 63
12 August 48 31 °C 21 61

For a beach holiday

January scores highest, with a sea temperature of 28 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 28 °C 28 °C 38 % 92
February 28 °C 29 °C 39 % 89
March 28 °C 29 °C 48 % 74
April 28 °C 29 °C 54 % 71
May 29 °C 29 °C 66 % 70
June 29 °C 30 °C 63 % 66
July 30 °C 31 °C 57 % 62
August 30 °C 31 °C 63 % 61
September 30 °C 30 °C 69 % 63
October 30 °C 29 °C 68 % 65
November 29 °C 28 °C 57 % 70
December 29 °C 28 °C 42 % 88

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 21 wet days and highs near 31 °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 28.0 °C 25 mm 38 %
February 28.5 °C 40 mm 39 %
March 28.5 °C 100 mm 48 %
April 28.7 °C 156 mm 54 %
May 29.0 °C 236 mm 66 %
June 30.1 °C 137 mm 63 %
July 30.9 °C 117 mm 57 %
August 30.7 °C 180 mm 63 %
September 29.9 °C 211 mm 69 %
October 29.0 °C 199 mm 68 %
November 28.2 °C 97 mm 57 %
December 28.0 °C 34 mm 42 %

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.