Verrettes in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Verrettes sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 51 mm of rain over about 15 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels muggy.

Winter is Verrettes's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Verrettes's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
20°C
Rainfall
51 mm
15 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
6.7
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Verrettes in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical winter day in Verrettes reaches about 29°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Verrettes

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

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

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

Verrettes weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°154.8116.9
Feb29° / 20°195.411.46.5
Mar29° / 20°3910.111.95.8
Apr29° / 22°7116.212.44.7
May30° / 23°14120.912.93.9
Jun30° / 23°11420.313.13.6
Jul31° / 24°11120.4133.5
Aug31° / 24°13922.812.63.2
Sep30° / 23°16024.712.13.1
Oct30° / 23°13322.711.63.8
Nov29° / 21°6713.411.15.2
Dec29° / 20°174.610.96.7

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Verrettes gets around 51 mm of rain over 15 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 6 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min in early December to 11 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Verrettes

In seasonPeak

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

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

Verrettes'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 winter a good time to visit Verrettes?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Verrettes in Winter

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

In winter, Verrettes sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Verrettes in Winter

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in September at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°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
Feb28Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Verrettes in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Verrettes 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 Verrettes in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Verrettes is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (March, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2231 µg/m³Mar 1313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Verrettes?

Verrettes sits at 19.1°N, 72.5°W, 72 m above sea level, in Haiti. The nearest listed city is Désarmes, 10 km away.

DessalinesSaint-MarcArcahaieSaint-Michel de l'AtalayeHincheGonaïvesSaint-Raphaël

Topography around Verrettes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Verrettes has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,560 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,215 m.

The land around Verrettes is covered by grassland (56%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
340 m
16 km
1,560 m
80 km
2,215 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Désarmes 10 km · Dessalines 24 km · Saint-Marc 26 km · Arcahaie 32 km · Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye 38 km · Hinche 49 km · Gonaïves 50 km · Saint-Raphaël 51 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 Verrettes (19.0505°, -72.4659°, elevation 72 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.