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Monthly climate in Moore Town, Portland, Jamaica

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Moore Town features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 21 °C (69 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1458 mm (57.4 inches) and receives 255 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Moore Town enjoys an average of 3848 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 3 minutes to 13 hours 10 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Moore Town, Portland, Jamaica §

The warmest months in Moore Town are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 24 °C (76 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Moore Town experiences 310 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Moore Town, Portland, Jamaica.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Mean maximum 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Moore Town, Portland, Jamaica §

Moore Town usually has the most precipitation in May, October and November, with an average of 23 rainy days and 195 mm (7.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Moore Town are January, February and July. On average, 71 mm (2.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Moore Town, Portland, Jamaica.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 70 (2.8) 70 (2.7) 92 (3.6) 98 (3.9) 157 (6.2) 94 (3.7) 73 (2.9) 155 (6.1) 132 (5.2) 256 (10.1) 172 (6.8) 88 (3.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 16 21 21 20 23 21 19 22 22 26 22 22

Monthly sunshine hours in Moore Town, Portland, Jamaica §

The sunniest months in Moore Town are March, April and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Moore Town: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 24 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Moore Town, Portland, Jamaica.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 251 303 346 343 332 341 355 342 320 304 291 315
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 10m 11h 33m 12h 2m 12h 32m 12h 58m 13h 10m 13h 3m 12h 41m 12h 12m 11h 42m 11h 16m 11h 3m

Solar UV radiation in Moore Town, Portland, Jamaica §

Moore Town 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 Moore Town UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Moore Town, Portland, Jamaica.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 9 11 13 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 9 8