Artibonite · Haiti

Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye travel guide

Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye is a city in Artibonite, Haiti, home to about 151,000 people.

Best months
December to February
Nearest airport
CAP42 km · Cap Haitien International Airport
Currency
HTGgourde
Time zone
America/Port-au-Prince
Language
French, Haitian Creole

When to go

The best time to visit Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye are December to February. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; May is the wettest, with about 234 mm of rain.

0°16°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec234 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Getting to Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cap Haitien International Airport (CAP), about 42 km from the city centre in a straight line; Toussaint Louverture International Airport (PAP, 88 km) is also within reach.

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CAP · Cap Haitien International Airport

42.3 km from the centreICAO MTCH
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PAP · Toussaint Louverture International Airport

87.6 km from the centreICAO MTPP

Questions

Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye are December to February. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; May is the wettest, with about 234 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cap Haitien International Airport (CAP), about 42 km from the city centre in a straight line; Toussaint Louverture International Airport (PAP, 88 km) is also within reach.

What currency is used in Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye?

gourde (HTG).

Nearby

Destinations near Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye

Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.