Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Lucea 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 21 °C (70 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 943 mm (37.1 inches) and receives 170 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Lucea enjoys an average of 3831 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 1 minutes to 13 hours 12 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Lucea 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 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Lucea 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 | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Mean maximum | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Average high | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Daily mean | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Average low | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Mean minimum | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Minimum | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Lucea, Jamaica with other places around the world.
Lucea usually has the most precipitation in May, August and October, with an average of 20 rainy days and 134 mm (5.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Lucea are January, February and March. On average, 26 mm (1.0 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) | 31 (1.2) | 21 (0.8) | 28 (1.1) | 49 (1.9) | 130 (5.1) | 78 (3.1) | 75 (3.0) | 117 (4.6) | 114 (4.5) | 156 (6.1) | 107 (4.2) | 37 (1.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 9 |
The sunniest months in Lucea are March, April and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 20 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Lucea: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 21 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 | 301 | 346 | 344 | 330 | 334 | 353 | 339 | 319 | 311 | 288 | 311 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 8m | 11h 32m | 12h 2m | 12h 33m | 12h 59m | 13h 12m | 13h 5m | 12h 42m | 12h 12m | 11h 41m | 11h 14m | 11h 1m |
Lucea experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, 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 Lucea 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 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 |