Lenbe weather in January

In January, Lenbe sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 64 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Lenbe's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lenbe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:31 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
42%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Lenbe reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°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)
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How January really feels in Lenbe

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.

Lenbe weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 20°6413.110.96.6
Feb26° / 20°4812.111.36.5
Mar27° / 20°8416.411.95.9
Apr27° / 21°12620.112.45.1
May28° / 22°22425.412.94.0
Jun29° / 23°17423.413.23.7
Jul29° / 23°12622.713.13.9
Aug29° / 24°15224.312.73.6
Sep29° / 23°19225.912.13.3
Oct29° / 23°18725.511.53.8
Nov27° / 22°11921.411.14.9
Dec26° / 21°6214.110.86.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27624
37624
47624
57624
67624
77624
87624
97624
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lenbe gets around 64 mm of rain over 13.1 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
443
543
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843
943
1043
1143
1243
1343
1443
1542
1642
1742
1842
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2042
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2641
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3141

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 89% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1167221
2167320
3167419
4167518
5167617
6167716
7167815
8167914
9177814
10177913
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Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 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 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:285:18
210.86:285:18
310.86:295:19
410.86:295:19
510.86:295:20
610.96:295:21
710.96:305:21
810.96:305:22
910.96:305:22
1010.96:305:23
1110.96:305:24
1210.96:315:24
1310.96:315:25
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1610.96:315:27
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1911.06:315:29
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2411.06:315:32
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2711.16:315:34
2811.16:305:34
2911.16:305:35
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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 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 4.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Lenbe

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Lenbe?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lenbe in January

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

In January, Lenbe sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Lenbe in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 19 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Lenbe 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 Lenbe peaks around June 19 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 highHighJun 19UV 12Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Lenbe 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 Lenbe 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 Lenbe?

Lenbe sits at 19.7°N, 72.4°W, 34 m above sea level, in Haiti. The nearest listed city is Cap-Haïtien, 22 km away.

Cap-HaïtienSaint-RaphaëlSaint-Michel de l'AtalayeGonaïvesTerrier RougeDessalinesTi Port-de-PaixPort-de-Paix

Topography around Lenbe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lenbe has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 335 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,164 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,768 m.

The land around Lenbe is covered by trees (71%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (64%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
335 m
16 km
1,164 m
80 km
1,768 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Cap-Haïtien 22 km · Saint-Raphaël 37 km · Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye 38 km · Gonaïves 42 km · Terrier Rouge 48 km · Dessalines 51 km · Ti Port-de-Paix 52 km · Port-de-Paix 52 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 Lenbe (19.706°, -72.4034°, elevation 34 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).