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Monthly climate in Montego Bay, Jamaica

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Montego Bay 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 19 °C (67 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1591 mm (62.6 inches) and receives 246 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Montego Bay enjoys an average of 3795 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 1 minutes to 13 hours 12 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Montego Bay, Jamaica §

The warmest months in Montego Bay are July, August and September, 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 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Montego Bay experiences 327 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 Montego Bay, 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 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°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)
Mean minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°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
(72°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Montego Bay, Jamaica §

Montego Bay usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 25 rainy days and 216 mm (8.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Montego Bay are January, February and December. On average, 52 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Montego Bay, 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) 57 (2.2) 42 (1.7) 81 (3.2) 114 (4.5) 240 (9.4) 143 (5.6) 143 (5.6) 166 (6.5) 200 (7.9) 208 (8.2) 139 (5.5) 56 (2.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 15 18 19 23 21 23 28 27 25 21 14

Monthly sunshine hours in Montego Bay, Jamaica §

The sunniest months in Montego Bay are March, April and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 14 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Montego Bay: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 17 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Montego Bay, 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 247 300 343 342 329 331 348 335 315 305 287 309
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

Solar UV radiation in Montego Bay, Jamaica §

Montego Bay experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, 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 Montego Bay UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Montego Bay, 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 12 12 9 8