Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Race Course features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 22 °C (71 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 813 mm (32.0 inches) and receives 126 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Race Course enjoys an average of 3830 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 4 minutes to 13 hours 9 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Race Course are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Race Course experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Average high | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Daily mean | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Average low | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Mean minimum | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Minimum | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Race Course, Clarendon, Jamaica with other places around the world.
Race Course usually has the most precipitation in May, October and November, with an average of 16 rainy days and 136 mm (5.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Race Course are January, February and March. On average, 21 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23 (0.9) | 21 (0.8) | 19 (0.7) | 42 (1.7) | 104 (4.1) | 48 (1.9) | 36 (1.4) | 99 (3.9) | 88 (3.5) | 188 (7.4) | 116 (4.6) | 30 (1.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 12 | 8 |
The sunniest months in Race Course are March, April and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Race Course: January, October and November receive an average of 9 hours 8 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 251 | 302 | 348 | 344 | 327 | 336 | 352 | 340 | 319 | 299 | 289 | 316 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 11m | 11h 33m | 12h 2m | 12h 32m | 12h 57m | 13h 9m | 13h 3m | 12h 41m | 12h 12m | 11h 42m | 11h 16m | 11h 4m |
Race Course experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Race Course UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 |