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Gonaïves, Haiti
Artibonite · Haiti
Gonaïves is a mid-size city in Artibonite, Haiti with a population of 84,961. Elevation: 16 ft (5 m). Average temperature: 80°F (27°C).
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About Gonaïves
Gonaïves is a commune in northern Haiti, and the capital of the Artibonite department of Haiti. The population was 356,324 at the 2015 census.
People
Climate
| Population | 84,961 |
| Population Density | 263 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Coordinates | 19.4476°, -72.6893° |
| Timezone | America/Port-au-Prince |
| Country | 🇭🇹 Haiti |
| State / Province | Artibonite |
| Average Temperature | 80°F (27°C) |
| January Average | 76°F (25°C) |
| July Average | 82°F (28°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 32.0 inches (813 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 0.0 inches (0 cm) |
About Gonaïves
Gonaïves is a mid-size city in Haiti (Artibonite) with a population of 84,961. The city sits at an elevation of 16 feet (5 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 80°F (27°C). Temperatures range from 76°F in January to 82°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 32.0 inches. The timezone is America/Port-au-Prince.
Climate in Gonaïves
Gonaïves has an average annual temperature of 26.1°C (79°F). The hottest month is Jul (28°C), the coldest is Jan (23.6°C). Average annual precipitation is 685 mm.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 79.8°F |
| 48% above Haiti avg | |
| January Average | 76°F (25°C) |
| July Average | 82°F (28°C) |
| Sunny Days | 278 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Area | 323.6 sq mi (838.2 km²) |
| Population Density | 263/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 19.4476°N, 72.6893°W |
| Timezone | America/Port-au-Prince |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Tsunami History
6 tsunamis recorded within 500 km. Highest wave on record: 5.0 m (16 ft).
| Year | Location | Cause | Max Wave | Deaths | Distance |
| 1842 | CAP-HAITIAN | Earthquake | 5.0 m | 5,300 | 61 km |
| 2010 | HAITI & DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Eruption + Earthquake | 3.2 m | 316,000 | 111 km |
| 2021 | PORT-AU-PRINCE | Earthquake | — | 2,248 | 142 km |
| 1860 | ANSE-A-VEAU | Eruption + Earthquake | — | — | 124 km |
| 1860 | PETIT TROU NIPPES | Earthquake | — | — | 131 km |
| 1770 | PORT-AU-PRINCE | Eruption + Earthquake | — | 200 | 113 km |
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 76°F (25°C) | 0.5 in | Coldest, Driest |
| February | 77°F (25°C) | 0.8 in | |
| March | 78°F (26°C) | 0.8 in | |
| April | 80°F (26°C) | 1.9 in | |
| May | 81°F (27°C) | 4.4 in | |
| June | 82°F (28°C) | 4.9 in | Wettest |
| July | 82°F (28°C) | 3.9 in | |
| August | 83°F (28°C) | 4.0 in | Warmest |
| September | 82°F (28°C) | 4.6 in | |
| October | 81°F (27°C) | 3.9 in | |
| November | 80°F (26°C) | 1.7 in | |
| December | 77°F (25°C) | 0.6 in |
Gonaïves has a seasonal temperature swing of 6°F / from 76°F in January to 83°F in August. Total annual precipitation is 32.0 inches, with June being the wettest month (4.9") and January the driest (0.5").
Colleges & Universities in Gonaïves
| Institution | Type | Founded | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| centre technique de formation polyvalent (INEDEPES) | College | — | — |
| collège Mixte Jacques Pierre Louis | College | — | — |
| college mixte mahautiere | College | — | — |
| Ecole de Droit et des sciences Economiques des Goanives | University | — | — |
| École Professionnelle Denise Lecuyer | College | — | — |
| Energie Intitut de langue | College | — | — |
| IMTPBS Ecole Professionelle | College | — | — |
| Infotek ecole informatique | University | — | — |
| Institution de Comptabilité et de Gestion | College | — | — |
| Lycee bicentenaire | College | — | — |
| Univers Plus Info | College | — | — |
Schools in Gonaïves
146+ public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| École des Frères de l'Instruction Chrétienne | — | — | — | — |
| École des Soeurs de Saint Joseph de Cluny | — | — | — | — |
| École Jean-Jacques Dessalines | — | — | — | — |
| Lycée des Jeunes Filles | — | — | — | — |
| École Cité | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole Solferino | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole D'Arts | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole Nationale de Dehonville | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Elorde Alexandre | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Elizabeth 1ere des Gonaives | — | — | — | — |
| Centre Scolaire et Professionnel Titi et Bambini | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole Primaire | — | — | — | — |
| institution mixte sidney roodman | — | — | — | — |
| École Nationale de Poteau | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole Fondamentale Moderne | — | — | — | — |
| Institution mixte Nazareen | — | — | — | — |
| Collège Notre-Dame | — | — | — | — |
| College Union des Gonaiviens | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Achara Jn Jacques | — | — | — | — |
| Instiution Mixte Jehova Messie | — | — | — | — |
| Institution E P I | — | — | — | — |
| Etzer-Vilaire de Gatreau | — | — | — | — |
| Les Petits Anges de Madame Irène | — | — | — | — |
| institution mixte john wesley | — | — | — | — |
| institution mixte elveus accelon | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Jean Calvin | — | — | — | — |
| ecole et eglise gospel chemin de l'amour | — | — | — | — |
| ecole emaus,centre de gestion des classes et ecole normale | — | — | — | — |
| ecole bernier coulange | — | — | — | — |
| college evangelique baptiste cobaha | — | — | — | — |
| institution mixte celigny ardouin | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole et Eglise | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Louima Moliere | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Hanibal Price et Aglise Emaus | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole la Sainte Famille | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole Nationale Trou Sable | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Espoir des Gonaives et Eglise Methodiste Libre | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Maranatha | — | — | — | — |
| IMHAP | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Julia Armand | — | — | — | — |
| Collège la Sainte Famille | — | — | — | — |
| Lycée Raboeau Jean Robert Cius | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole National de la Hatte Rocher | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Ephrata | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Roseline Petit Frere | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Freinet Celestin | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole Nationale de K-Georges | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole Etzaire vilaire de k-Georges | — | — | — | — |
| Autre Batiment de l'Ecole Mixte Etzer v. | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Les Frères Aristild | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Mahanaim | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole Mixte Christophanie | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Indigene | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Massillon Coicou | — | — | — | — |
| Alliance Informatique | — | — | — | — |
| École Nationale Belfond Pierre | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Béthanie | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Jean Decius | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte IMUSGO | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Galilee | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Pradel Pompilus | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Pierre de Ronsard | — | — | — | — |
| Institution mixte Eben-Ezer, CEEG | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Flambeau de la Fraternite, IFLAFGO | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Le Patriote | — | — | — | — |
| College Mixte Acle des Freres Claude | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Semi-Lycee | — | — | — | — |
| College Galaxie | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte du Nouveau Millinaire | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Michel Felix Bastien | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Sanite Belaire | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole Nationale d'Acifa | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Frederic Marcelin | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Coriolan Ardrouin(ICA) | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole Mixte Anacaona de Maranatha | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole Mixte Boiron Tonerre | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Soeur Teresa | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole Evangelique Frere Nono | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Madame Paul Marie | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Jean Price Mars | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole Louis Joseph Janvier | — | — | — | — |
| petit pavillon kindergarden | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole Nationale Fucien Dumervil | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole Nationale Gonel Coulange | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Saint-Honore | — | — | — | — |
| college la ronde | — | — | — | — |
| ecole konbit gonayivyen | — | — | — | — |
| l'Oiseau d'Or des Petits | — | — | — | — |
| College Saint Pierre Excellent | — | — | — | — |
| institution mixte jacques prevet | — | — | — | — |
| College Mixte Mont des Oliviers | — | — | — | — |
| caravane d'annie jardin d'enfant | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole Institution Mixte la Renaissance | — | — | — | — |
| Lycée Louis Diaquoi | — | — | — | — |
| College Chretien des Gonaives | — | — | — | — |
| College Mixte Manasse | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole Nationale de Pont Gaudin | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte Catherine Flon | — | — | — | — |
| Eglise et Ecole la Visitation | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole Saint Francois d'Assise | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole Nationale Saint Valery | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole Nationale Jules Zephirin | — | — | — | — |
| Savanne Christ | — | — | — | — |
| ecole bethesda adler volny | — | — | — | — |
| ecole abc joyeux | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Mixte La Redemtion | — | — | — | — |
| College Vanutelli | — | — | — | — |
| ecole des freres (cyr guillo) | — | — | — | — |
| college Mixte saintre trinite | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole communautaire de Taras | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole Nationale de Taras | — | — | — | — |
| college Elim de Pont Gaudin | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole Pilote internationale | — | — | — | — |
| Caribbean Mixt Institution of Gonaives | — | — | — | — |
| institution mixte dony st germain | — | — | — | — |
| Gon 4 ecole souvenance | — | — | — | — |
| Gon 5 poteau ecole | — | — | — | — |
| Gon 6 ecole Docine poteau | — | — | — | — |
| École Régina Bourrély | — | — | — | — |
| institution mixte maranatha | — | — | — | — |
| institution mixte Julia Armand | — | — | — | — |
| ecole nationale st valery | — | — | — | — |
| ecole emmanuel | — | — | — | — |
| ecole concordia lutherienne de la foi | — | — | — | — |
| Collège Saint Paul | — | — | — | — |
| Institution mixte Fernad Hibbert | — | — | — | — |
| Annexe ecole mixte yolaine C, Gaudin | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole pere Marcel | — | — | — | — |
| Lycée Fabre Nicolas Geffrard | — | — | — | — |
| Institution flambeau de la fraternite, IFLAFGO | — | — | — | — |
| Intitution mixte isaac newton | — | — | — | — |
| DCSBB college | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole Ruffine Leonce Pasteur | — | — | — | — |
| Institution mixte Eben-Ezer, CEEG | — | — | — | — |
| institution mixte Verlaine Jacques, section medicale | — | — | — | — |
| Collge Faustin 1er | — | — | — | — |
| In stitution mixte Betsaleel, IMBG | — | — | — | — |
| Institution mixte Willem michel | — | — | — | — |
| Institution mixte la Pleiade | — | — | — | — |
| Collge peniel des Gonaives | — | — | — | — |
| College Christ-Roi | — | — | — | — |
| institution mixte du nouveau millinaire | — | — | — | — |
| ecole nationale d'acifa | — | — | — | — |
| institution mixte sanite belaire | — | — | — | — |
| centre classique lucien pardo | — | — | — | — |
| Ecole Pilote internationale | — | — | — | — |
Radio Stations near Gonaïves
0 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality |
|---|
Libraries in Gonaïves
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| bibliotheque et cecreb | 0.0 | |||||
| Rose Vierge Jean Paul | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in Gonaïves
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marché Communal de Desdunes | |||||
| Marché Communal de Poteau | |||||
| Marché Public de Gros-Morne |
Hotels in Gonaïves
36 hotels within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Restaurants in Gonaïves
27 restaurants within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Cinemas in Gonaïves
2 cinemas within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Monuments in Gonaïves
5 monuments within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Clinics in Gonaïves
1 clinics within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Dentists in Gonaïves
6 dentists within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Bus Stations in Gonaïves
2 bus stations within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Gas Stations in Gonaïves
10 gas stations within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Banks in Gonaïves
6 banks within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Stadiums & Teams in Gonaïves
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Airports Near Gonaïves
7 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Cap Haitien International Airport | CAP | Large Airport |
| Port-de-Paix Airport | PAX | Medium Airport |
| Anse-a-Galets Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Anse-Rouge Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Hinche Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Môle-Saint-Nicolas Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Pignon Airport | — | Small Airport |
Post Offices in Gonaïves
2 post offices.
| Post Office | Address |
|---|---|
| bureau postale des gonaives | |
| Poste Office |
Churches & Religious Organizations in Gonaïves
130 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| 100% vodou | |
| Assemblee Apostolique | |
| Auditorium Eglise assemblee de Dieu de bigo | |
| campus de l'eglise baptiste conservatrice de chanflo | |
| Cathédrale du Souvenir | |
| Chapelle Saint Joseph | |
| Chapelle Sainte Thérèse | |
| Deuxième Église Nazaréen | |
| Dieu est amour Église Pentecostale | |
| Eglise | |
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| eglise adventiste de 7eme jour | |
| Eglise Adventiste de K-Geoges |
Quick Facts
Around Gonaïves
Places within 5 km radius — OpenStreetMap data
Things to See Near Gonaïves
4 places within 15 km
- • Morne Biénac
- • Morne Blanc
- • Morne Davay
- • Morne Vieux Figuier
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Get ReportFrequently Asked Questions About Gonaïves
What is the population of Gonaïves?
Gonaïves has a population of 84,961 residents and is located in Haiti. The population density is 263 people per square mile, spread across 323.6 square miles.
What is the weather like in Gonaïves?
Gonaïves has a warm climate with an average annual temperature of 80°F (27°C). Winter temperatures average 76°F in January, while summers reach an average of 82°F in July. The area receives 278 sunny days per year, well above the national average of 205. Annual rainfall totals 32.0 inches.