Montego Bay monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Montego Bay

Montego Bay average temperature chart (Celsius) Montego Bay average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Montego Bay (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.9 28.9 29.3 30 30.2 30.5 31.4 31.5 31 30.3 29.9 29.2
°F 84 84.1 84.7 86 86.3 86.9 88.5 88.6 87.7 86.5 85.7 84.6

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.

Montego Bay monthly rainfall chart (mm) Montego Bay monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Montego Bay (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 81 74 80 153 255 204 169 209 230 261 140 87
inches 3.2 2.9 3.2 6 10 8 6.7 8.2 9 10.3 5.5 3.4
Rainy days 8 6 6 7 12 13 13 13 14 16 11 9

Average annual rainfall in Montego Bay: 1883.5mm (741.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Montego Bay

Montego Bay average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Montego Bay
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.7 8 8.3 8.8 7.5 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.

Montego Bay average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Montego Bay average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Montego Bay (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 19.9 20.1 20.7 21.6 22.7 23.3 23.2 23.4 23.1 23 22 20.8
Max °C 29.1 29.2 29.5 30.2 30.4 30.7 31.6 31.7 31.2 30.5 30.1 29.5
Min °F 67.8 68.1 69.3 70.9 72.8 73.9 73.8 74 73.5 73.3 71.5 69.4
Max °F 76.1 76.3 77.2 78.6 79.7 80.6 81.3 81.5 80.8 80.1 78.8 77.2

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Montego Bay average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Montego Bay average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Montego Bay in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.2 26.9 26.9 27.5 28.2 28.6 29 29.4 29.6 29.3 28.7 27.9
°F 81 80.4 80.5 81.5 82.7 83.5 84.2 85 85.2 84.8 83.7 82.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Montego Bay average winspeed by month (km/h) Montego Bay average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Montego Bay (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 14 14 15 14 12 12 13 12 10 10 12 13
mph 9 9 9 9 8 7 8 7 7 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.

Montego Bay relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Montego Bay
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
79% 78% 78% 78% 80% 80% 78% 79% 81% 83% 82% 79%
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Montego Bay weather stats

Montego Bay weather statistics
Hottest month: August 31.5°C 88.7°F
Driest month: February 74mm 2.9ins
Sunniest month: April 8.8hrs
Coldest month: January 28.9°C 84°F
Wettest month: October 261mm 10.3ins
Warmest sea: September 29.6°C 85.3°F
Map showing location of Montego Bay (18.47116, -77.91883) Montego Bay map pin © Google

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