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Monthly climate in Black River, Jamaica

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Black River features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (67 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 721 mm (28.4 inches) and receives 120 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Black River enjoys an average of 3813 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 Black River, Jamaica §

The warmest months in Black River are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Black River experiences 329 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 Black River, 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 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)
Minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Black River, Jamaica §

Black River usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 16 rainy days and 108 mm (4.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Black River are January, February and December. On average, 18 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Black River, 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) 16 (0.6) 16 (0.6) 33 (1.3) 51 (2.0) 95 (3.7) 42 (1.7) 50 (2.0) 88 (3.5) 101 (4.0) 127 (5.0) 82 (3.2) 21 (0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 5 6 9 11 8 11 14 18 19 11 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Black River, Jamaica §

The sunniest months in Black River are March, April and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Black River: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 19 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Black River, 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 248 301 345 343 328 335 350 338 317 303 289 311
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 10m 11h 32m 12h 2m 12h 33m 12h 58m 13h 10m 13h 4m 12h 41m 12h 12m 11h 42m 11h 16m 11h 3m

Solar UV radiation in Black River, Jamaica §

Black River 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 Black River UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Black River, 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