May Pen monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at May Pen

May Pen average temperature chart (Celsius) May Pen average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in May Pen (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 29.7 29.8 29.9 30.4 30.7 31.1 31.9 32 31.5 30.8 30.4 30
°F 85.4 85.6 85.9 86.8 87.2 87.9 89.4 89.6 88.7 87.4 86.7 86.1

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

May Pen monthly rainfall chart (mm) May Pen monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in May Pen (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 33 46 48 79 132 90 77 151 182 244 94 54
inches 1.3 1.8 1.9 3.1 5.2 3.5 3 5.9 7.2 9.6 3.7 2.1
Rainy days 7 6 6 7 11 12 13 13 14 16 11 8

Average annual rainfall in May Pen: 1170.067mm (460.7 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in May Pen

May Pen average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine May Pen
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.8 8 8.2 8.7 7.4 7.3 8.2 8 7 6.7 6.9 7.1

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

May Pen average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) May Pen average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in May Pen (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 20.1 20.2 20.9 21.8 23 23.4 23.3 23.4 23.3 23.1 22.2 21
Max °C 29.9 30 30.2 30.7 30.9 31.3 32.1 32.2 31.7 31 30.6 30.3
Min °F 68.2 68.4 69.5 71.2 73.3 74 73.9 74.1 73.9 73.5 72 69.7
Max °F 77 77.2 77.9 79.2 80.4 81.1 81.9 82 81.5 80.6 79.5 78.1

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

May Pen average sea temperature chart (Celsius) May Pen average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around May Pen in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.3 27 27 27.5 28.1 28.4 28.6 29 29.3 29.2 28.7 28
°F 81.1 80.5 80.6 81.6 82.6 83.1 83.6 84.3 84.7 84.5 83.7 82.3

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

May Pen average winspeed by month (km/h) May Pen average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in May Pen (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 13 13 14 14 12 12 12 12 10 10 12 12
mph 8 8 9 9 7 7 8 7 6 6 7 8

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

May Pen relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in May Pen
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
77% 77% 77% 77% 79% 79% 76% 78% 80% 82% 81% 78%

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May Pen weather stats

May Pen weather statistics
Hottest month: August 32°C 89.6°F
Driest month: January 33mm 1.3ins
Sunniest month: February 8hrs
Coldest month: January 29.7°C 85.5°F
Wettest month: October 244mm 9.6ins
Warmest sea: September 29.3°C 84.7°F
Map showing location of May Pen (17.96454, -77.24515) May Pen map pin © Google

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