Haiti Seasonal Monitor, May 2025
- Below-average rainfall was observed through May across most of Haiti, particularly over the western half of the southern peninsula.
- Vegetation health remained average to above average despite the shortfall, with below-average vegetation in some southern areas, and below-average rainfall was expected in June.
- The forecast for June proved right: June 2025 ran 100 to 300 mm below the mean in eastern Artibonite.
FEWS NET's Haiti Seasonal Monitor for May 2025, dated May 30, 2025. Below-average rainfall was observed through May across most of Haiti, particularly over the western half of the southern peninsula. Vegetation health remained average to above average despite the shortfall, with below-average vegetation in some southern areas, and below-average rainfall was expected in June. The forecast for June proved right: June 2025 ran 100 to 300 mm below the mean in eastern Artibonite. The monitor reads the season under way: cumulative rainfall against the long-term mean, vegetation condition from satellite NDVI, and what both imply for planting, crop development and harvest. Its cover date closes the 30-day window it reports on.
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Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), Haiti Seasonal Monitor, May 2025, https://fews.net/latin-america-and-caribbean/haiti
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