Monthly climate in Oracabessa, St. Mary, Jamaica

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Oracabessa 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 20 °C (68 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 952 mm (37.5 inches) and receives 183 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Oracabessa enjoys an average of 3792 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 Oracabessa, St. Mary, Jamaica §

The warmest months in Oracabessa are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (83 - 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 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Oracabessa experiences 325 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 Oracabessa, St. Mary, 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 29°C
(84°F)
29°C
(85°F)
29°C
(85°F)
30°C
(87°F)
31°C
(88°F)
31°C
(88°F)
33°C
(91°F)
32°C
(90°F)
33°C
(92°F)
32°C
(89°F)
30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
29°C
(85°F)
30°C
(87°F)
31°C
(88°F)
32°C
(89°F)
32°C
(89°F)
32°C
(89°F)
30°C
(87°F)
30°C
(86°F)
29°C
(85°F)
Average high 27°C
(80°F)
27°C
(80°F)
27°C
(80°F)
28°C
(82°F)
29°C
(84°F)
30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(87°F)
30°C
(87°F)
30°C
(87°F)
29°C
(85°F)
28°C
(83°F)
27°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(77°F)
26°C
(79°F)
27°C
(81°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
27°C
(81°F)
26°C
(80°F)
26°C
(79°F)
Average low 24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(78°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(80°F)
27°C
(80°F)
26°C
(80°F)
26°C
(79°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(76°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(71°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(72°F)
23°C
(74°F)
24°C
(75°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(75°F)
23°C
(74°F)
Minimum 20°C
(68°F)
22°C
(71°F)
21°C
(71°F)
22°C
(72°F)
23°C
(74°F)
25°C
(76°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(75°F)
23°C
(73°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Oracabessa, St. Mary, Jamaica §

Oracabessa usually has the most precipitation in May, October and November, with an average of 20 rainy days and 122 mm (4.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Oracabessa are February, June and July. On average, 38 mm (1.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Oracabessa, St. Mary, 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) 76 (3.0) 47 (1.9) 76 (3.0) 63 (2.5) 98 (3.8) 35 (1.4) 33 (1.3) 69 (2.7) 92 (3.6) 129 (5.1) 138 (5.4) 95 (3.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 15 16 12 15 8 9 13 17 23 22 19

Monthly sunshine hours in Oracabessa, St. Mary, Jamaica §

The sunniest months in Oracabessa are March, April and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 12 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Oracabessa: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 14 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Oracabessa, St. Mary, 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 244 299 341 340 328 334 349 337 317 303 287 307
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 9m 11h 32m 12h 2m 12h 33m 12h 59m 13h 12m 13h 5m 12h 42m 12h 12m 11h 41m 11h 15m 11h 1m

Solar UV radiation in Oracabessa, St. Mary, Jamaica §

Oracabessa experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, 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 Oracabessa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Oracabessa, St. Mary, 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 13 12 9 8