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Monthly climate in Port Maria, Jamaica

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Port Maria features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °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 (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1037 mm (40.8 inches) and receives 184 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Port Maria enjoys an average of 3792 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 Port Maria, Jamaica §

The warmest months in Port Maria are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Port Maria 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 Port Maria, 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
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Port Maria, Jamaica §

Port Maria usually has the most precipitation in September, October and November, with an average of 21 rainy days and 146 mm (5.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Port Maria are February, June and July. On average, 43 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Port Maria, 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) 52 (2.0) 37 (1.5) 69 (2.7) 85 (3.3) 120 (4.7) 50 (2.0) 41 (1.6) 82 (3.2) 135 (5.3) 175 (6.9) 128 (5.0) 63 (2.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 13 13 13 17 12 9 16 19 25 19 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Port Maria, Jamaica §

The sunniest months in Port Maria are March, April and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 12 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Port Maria: 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 Port Maria, 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 11m 13h 4m 12h 41m 12h 12m 11h 42m 11h 15m 11h 2m

Solar UV radiation in Port Maria, Jamaica §

Port Maria 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 Port Maria UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Port Maria, 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