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Massif de la Hotte · Grand'Anse · HaitiSummit weather, forecast and climate
Pic Macaya
2,347 mUltra-prominent peak
Elevation2,347 mabove sea level
Prominence2,097 mindependent height
Isolation216 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul19°average high
18.38° N, 74.03° WElevation 2,347 mUTC−4 · Eastern Daylight Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit2,347 m
- Mid-mountain1,500 m
- Valley · Beaumont654 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Pic Macaya in brief
Pic Macaya rises to 2,347 m in the Massif de la Hotte, Grand'Anse, Haiti. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 2,097 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.
At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 19°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The nearest town in the atlas is Beaumont, 13 km to the NE at 654 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 2,347 m · 7,700 ft
- Prominence
- 2,097 m
- Range
- Massif de la Hotte
- Region
- Grand'Anse
- Country
- Haiti
- Coordinates
- 18.3825, -74.0250
- Nearest airport
- Antoine-Simon International Airport (CYA) · 28 km
iiForecast
Weather at three heights
Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.
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iiiSummit climate
The top of Pic Macaya by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 16° | 15° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 18° | 18° | 17° | 16° |
| Average low | 10° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 11° |
| Precipitation | 93 mm | 101 mm | 130 mm | 199 mm | 263 mm | 153 mm | 134 mm | 169 mm | 220 mm | 290 mm | 188 mm | 89 mm |
| Cloud cover | 16% | 18% | 19% | 22% | 36% | 42% | 38% | 42% | 44% | 41% | 31% | 22% |
| Daylight | 11h 09 | 11h 33 | 12h 01 | 12h 33 | 13h 00 | 13h 14 | 13h 08 | 12h 45 | 12h 15 | 11h 44 | 11h 16 | 11h 02 |
| Month score | 61 | 59 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 65 |
Snow and freezing level
Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 4,300 m | 4,300 m | 4,350 m | 4,450 m | 4,650 m | 4,750 m | 4,800 m | 4,800 m | 4,800 m | 4,700 m | 4,550 m | 4,400 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Pic Macaya in 3D
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Beaumont
Grand'Anse · 13 km NE
26°Oct high
22wet days
59score
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Port-à-Piment
Sud · 17 km SW
29°Oct high
22wet days
49score
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Chardonnières
Sud · 19 km SW
29°Oct high
22wet days
48score
Around here
Beaumont and around
Nature
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Pic Macaya National Park
National park
Mountains
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