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FEWS NET's Haiti Seasonal Monitor for August 2025, dated August 28, 2025. Rainfall was mixed across the country: below average in southern Haiti, above average in the north, and average in central areas. Above-average NDVI conditions prevailed across crop production areas. August opens the second season, when planting is under way in the south. 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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HAITÍ Seasonal Monitor
August 28 2025
Mixed rainfall distribution in August
Key messages
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Below-average rainfall reported in the
southern part of Haiti.
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Above-average rainfall
northern part of Haiti.
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Above-average NDVI conditions prevailing
across crop production areas.
reported
Figure 1. Percent of mean NDVI August 11 – 20, 2025.
in
ABOVE-AVERAGE RAINFALL ACROSS HAITI
Haiti has experienced mixed precipitation conditions. The
southern regions reported below-average rainfall, while the
northern parts received above-average rainfall. The central
areas of the country experienced average rainfall during this
period. Despite the uneven distribution of rainfall, the
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) values
remain positive in most crop production areas, indicating
healthy vegetation (Figure 1). However, some areas in the
east, specifically between the Ouest and Sud-Est, as well as
parts of Grand'Anse and Haut Arbonite, show negative NDVI
conditions.
Source: USGS/FEWSNET
Figure 2. NMME probabilistic temperature forecast for
September 2025.
While current field reports indicate no immediate problems
with crop development in these affected areas, continued
degradation could potentially impact cultivated areas.
The September rainfall forecast for Haiti suggests average
rainfall, which should support crop development across most
of the country and help alleviate the deficits observed in
August. However, forecasts also indicate high temperatures
(Figure 2), which could negatively impact crop areas with
limited irrigation, particularly those already showing low
NDVI values.
Source: CPC/NOAA
FEWS NET Haiti
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