Jamaica weather by month
Jamaica is warmest in August (32°C average high) and coolest in January (28°C). For warm, mostly dry weather, go February. The sea is warm enough for easy swimming all year.
Warmest month
August
32°C
Coolest month
January
28°C
Wettest month
October
25 rainy days
Flight from London
9½h
direct, estimated
Jamaica temperature by month
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When to go to Jamaica
What is the best month to visit Jamaica for sun?
For warm, mostly dry days, go February, going by our 10-year averages.
What is the hottest month in Jamaica?
August averages 32°C. January is the coolest at 28°C.
When does it rain most in Jamaica?
October, with about 25 wet days.
When is the sea warm enough to swim in Jamaica?
all year, when the sea averages 21°C or more.
How we measured this
Daily averages from 2016 to 2025 for Montego Bay, from the Open-Meteo historical weather archive (ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis); sea temperatures are 2023 to 2025 averages from the Open-Meteo marine archive. A rainy day has at least 1 mm of rain.
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