Region · Haiti
Best time to visit Artibonite
This guide covers 8 destinations in Artibonite, a first-level administrative division of Haiti. The largest by population are Gonaïves, Saint-Marc and Dessalines. Across its destinations, January and February are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Cap Haitien International Airport (CAP).
- Destinations in this guide
- 8
- Comfortable in the most places
- January and February
- Main airport
- CAPCap Haitien International Airport
- Currency
- HTGgourde
- Time zone
- America/Port-au-Prince
Destinations
Destinations in Artibonite
Every destination in this guide in Artibonite, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonaïves | 356,324 | CAP · 60 km | |
| Saint-Marc | 266,642 | PAP · 74 km | |
| Dessalines | 181,903 | CAP · 62 km | |
| Petite-Rivière-de-l'Artibonite | 170,740 | PAP · 65 km | |
| Gros-Morne | 155,692 | CAP · 51 km | |
| Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye | 150,511 | CAP · 42 km | |
| Verrettes | 144,812 | PAP · 55 km | |
| Ennery | 51,221 | CAP · 40 km |
When to go
Best time to visit Artibonite
From the climate of 8 destinations in Artibonite with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: January and February.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 of 8 | 28 °C | 27 mm |
| February | 5 of 8 | 29 °C | 40 mm |
| March | 1 of 8 | 29 °C | 60 mm |
| April | 0 of 8 | 29 °C | 106 mm |
| May | 0 of 8 | 30 °C | 207 mm |
| June | 0 of 8 | 31 °C | 123 mm |
| July | 0 of 8 | 32 °C | 124 mm |
| August | 0 of 8 | 32 °C | 150 mm |
| September | 0 of 8 | 31 °C | 182 mm |
| October | 0 of 8 | 30 °C | 172 mm |
| November | 0 of 8 | 29 °C | 100 mm |
| December | 4 of 8 | 28 °C | 41 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving Artibonite
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Artibonite name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
CAP · Cap Haitien International Airport
PAP · Toussaint Louverture International Airport
CYA · Antoine-Simon International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Artibonite, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Haiti
Nearby
Regions near Artibonite
Other regions of Haiti with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT). A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.