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Monthly climate in Maroon Town, St. James, Jamaica

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Maroon Town features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (65 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1397 mm (55.0 inches) and receives 228 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Maroon Town enjoys an average of 3759 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 2 minutes to 13 hours 11 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Maroon Town, St. James, Jamaica §

The warmest months in Maroon Town are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 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 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Maroon Town experiences 328 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 Maroon Town, St. James, 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 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Maroon Town, St. James, Jamaica §

Maroon Town usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 25 rainy days and 196 mm (7.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Maroon Town are January, February and December. On average, 37 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Maroon Town, St. James, 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) 37 (1.4) 34 (1.3) 75 (3.0) 107 (4.2) 202 (7.9) 119 (4.7) 131 (5.2) 154 (6.0) 194 (7.6) 192 (7.6) 113 (4.5) 40 (1.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 13 16 16 23 20 22 27 27 25 20 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Maroon Town, St. James, Jamaica §

The sunniest months in Maroon Town are March, April and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Maroon Town: January, October and November receive an average of 8 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Maroon Town, St. James, 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 243 299 340 339 326 329 345 331 311 298 285 307
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 9m 11h 32m 12h 2m 12h 33m 12h 59m 13h 11m 13h 4m 12h 42m 12h 12m 11h 41m 11h 15m 11h 2m

Solar UV radiation in Maroon Town, St. James, Jamaica §

Maroon Town 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 Maroon Town UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Maroon Town, St. James, 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 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 9 8