Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Alligator Pond 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 (71 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 666 mm (26.2 inches) and receives 99 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Alligator Pond enjoys an average of 3822 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 3 minutes to 13 hours 10 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Alligator Pond are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 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, Alligator Pond 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 | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) |
Average high | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Daily mean | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°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 | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Minimum | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Alligator Pond, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica with other places around the world.
Alligator Pond usually has the most precipitation in May, October and November, with an average of 14 rainy days and 115 mm (4.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Alligator Pond are January, February and March. On average, 16 mm (0.6 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) | 16 (0.6) | 17 (0.7) | 14 (0.6) | 33 (1.3) | 86 (3.4) | 37 (1.5) | 23 (0.9) | 84 (3.3) | 76 (3.0) | 159 (6.3) | 99 (3.9) | 22 (0.9) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 5 |
The sunniest months in Alligator Pond are March, April and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Alligator Pond: 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 | 326 | 334 | 351 | 338 | 318 | 300 | 289 | 314 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 10m | 11h 33m | 12h 2m | 12h 32m | 12h 57m | 13h 10m | 13h 3m | 12h 41m | 12h 12m | 11h 42m | 11h 16m | 11h 3m |
Alligator Pond 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 Alligator Pond 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 |