Dessalines weather in January

In January, Dessalines sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Dessalines's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dessalines's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:31 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Dessalines is human settlement in Haiti.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Dessalines reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13019
23019
33019
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313019

How January really feels in Dessalines

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Dessalines weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°102.5116.5
Feb30° / 19°112.511.36.1
Mar30° / 20°245.711.95.5
Apr31° / 21°6611.612.44.6
May31° / 22°17620.412.93.6
Jun32° / 23°13719.813.13.2
Jul32° / 23°10417.6133.2
Aug32° / 23°12120.212.73.0
Sep31° / 23°15822.412.13.1
Oct30° / 22°13719.411.63.8
Nov30° / 21°568.911.15.4
Dec30° / 19°122.910.96.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38515
48515
58515
68515
78515
88614
98614
108614
118713
128713
138713
148713
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318713

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Dessalines gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.5 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
58
68
78
88
98
108
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148
158
168
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279
288
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308
318

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 39% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10446481
20447481
30448471
40449461
50450451
60450451
70451441
80551431
91550431
101551421
111651411
121651411
131652401
141751401
151851391
161853380
171952380
181953370
1911053360
2011053360
2111054350
2221153340
2321153340
2421154330
2521154330
2621154330
2721154330
2821155320
2921155320
3021155320
3121055330

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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219calm
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249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:275:19
210.96:285:20
310.96:285:20
410.96:285:21
510.96:295:21
610.96:295:22
710.96:295:22
810.96:295:23
910.96:305:24
1010.96:305:24
1110.96:305:25
1210.96:305:26
1310.96:305:26
1410.96:305:27
1510.96:315:27
1611.06:315:28
1711.06:315:29
1811.06:315:29
1911.06:315:30
2011.06:315:31
2111.06:315:31
2211.06:315:32
2311.06:315:32
2411.06:315:33
2511.16:315:34
2611.16:305:34
2711.16:305:35
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 4.82 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
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224.9Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Dessalines

In seasonPeak

None of Dessalines's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Dessalines sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Dessalines's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Dessalines?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Dessalines for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dessalines in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Dessalines sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Dessalines in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 40 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Dessalines in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dessalines peaks around March 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMar 21UV 12Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Dessalines in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Dessalines is worst in June — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (March, 12 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateJun 2128 µg/m³Mar 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr13Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dessalines?

Dessalines sits at 19.3°N, 72.5°W, 26 m above sea level, in Haiti. The nearest listed city is Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye, 23 km away.

Saint-Michel de l'AtalayeVerrettesSaint-MarcGonaïvesDésarmesSaint-RaphaëlLenbeHinche

Topography around Dessalines

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dessalines.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dessalines has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 580 m around an average of 153 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,461 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,768 m.

The land around Dessalines is covered by cropland (33%), grassland (30%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
580 m
16 km
1,461 m
80 km
1,768 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye 23 km · Verrettes 24 km · Saint-Marc 26 km · Gonaïves 28 km · Désarmes 33 km · Saint-Raphaël 39 km · Lenbe 51 km · Hinche 55 km

Haiti travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
110 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 86% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,694
2025
Happiness
3.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2020
Homicide rate
41.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
18.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 444
Religion
Catholic 55%Protestant 29%none 10%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dessalines (19.2618°, -72.5161°, elevation 26 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).