Best time to visit, weather and climate Jamaica
Best time to visit Jamaica
The best time to visit Jamaica is from january until april, june until september and november and december, when you will have a warm temperature and limited till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Jamaica is 30°C in july and the lowest is 27°C in january. The water temperature is between 28°C and 31°C.
Jamaica has the tropical monsoon climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Jamaica or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.
Climate Jamaica per month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27°C | 27°C | 28°C | 28°C | 29°C | 29°C | 30°C | 30°C | 30°C | 29°C | 29°C | 28°C |
| 54 mm |
40 mm |
58 mm |
81 mm |
150 mm |
125 mm |
117 mm |
127 mm |
134 mm |
183 mm |
106 mm |
72 mm |
Climate data from: Kingston
Climate Jamaica
Jamaica has the tropical monsoon climate prevailing. You have high temperatures and a lot of rainfall throughout the year. The average annual temperature for Jamaica is 29° degrees and there is about 1246 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 21 days a year with an average humidity of 81% and an UV-index of 7.
Climate Jamaica
| Day max °C |
| Night min °C |
| Water |
| MM rain |
| Rain days |
| Dry days |
| Sun hours per day |
| Wind force in Bft |
| UV-index |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day max °C |
27°C | 27°C | 28°C | 28°C | 29°C | 29°C | 30°C | 30°C | 30°C | 29°C | 29°C | 28°C |
| Night min °C |
22°C | 21°C | 22°C | 22°C | 23°C | 24°C | 24°C | 24°C | 24°C | 24°C | 23°C | 22°C |
| Water | 28°C | 28°C | 28°C | 28°C | 29°C | 29°C | 30°C | 30°C | 31°C | 30°C | 30°C | 29°C |
| MM rain |
54 mm |
40 mm |
58 mm |
81 mm |
150 mm |
125 mm |
117 mm |
127 mm |
134 mm |
183 mm |
106 mm |
72 mm |
| Rain days |
24 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
| Dry days |
7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Sun hours per day |
7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Wind force in Bft |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| UV-index | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Weather Jamaica january
On average, it is maximum 27° in january in Jamaica and at least around 22° degrees. The sea temperature is around 28° degrees. In january there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 54 mm and the it will be dry 7 days this month in Jamaica.
Weather Jamaica february
On average, it is maximum 27° in february in Jamaica and at least around 21° degrees. The sea temperature is around 28° degrees. In february there are 21 days of rainfall with a total of 40 mm and the it will be dry 7 days this month in Jamaica.
Weather Jamaica march
On average, it is maximum 28° in march in Jamaica and at least around 22° degrees. The sea temperature is around 28° degrees. In march there are 25 days of rainfall with a total of 58 mm and the it will be dry 6 days this month in Jamaica.
Weather Jamaica april
On average, it is maximum 28° in april in Jamaica and at least around 22° degrees. The sea temperature is around 28° degrees. In april there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 81 mm and the it will be dry 6 days this month in Jamaica.
Weather Jamaica may
On average, it is maximum 29° in may in Jamaica and at least around 23° degrees. The sea temperature is around 29° degrees. In may there are 28 days of rainfall with a total of 150 mm and the it will be dry 3 days this month in Jamaica.
Weather Jamaica june
On average, it is maximum 29° in june in Jamaica and at least around 24° degrees. The sea temperature is around 29° degrees. In june there are 26 days of rainfall with a total of 125 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in Jamaica.
Weather Jamaica july
On average, it is maximum 30° in july in Jamaica and at least around 24° degrees. The sea temperature is around 30° degrees. In july there are 25 days of rainfall with a total of 117 mm and the it will be dry 6 days this month in Jamaica.
Weather Jamaica august
On average, it is maximum 30° in august in Jamaica and at least around 24° degrees. The sea temperature is around 30° degrees. In august there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 127 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in Jamaica.
Weather Jamaica september
On average, it is maximum 30° in september in Jamaica and at least around 24° degrees. The sea temperature is around 31° degrees. In september there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 134 mm and the it will be dry 3 days this month in Jamaica.
Weather Jamaica october
On average, it is maximum 29° in october in Jamaica and at least around 24° degrees. The sea temperature is around 30° degrees. In october there are 29 days of rainfall with a total of 183 mm and the it will be dry 2 days this month in Jamaica.
Weather Jamaica november
On average, it is maximum 29° in november in Jamaica and at least around 23° degrees. The sea temperature is around 30° degrees. In november there are 26 days of rainfall with a total of 106 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in Jamaica.
Weather Jamaica december
On average, it is maximum 28° in december in Jamaica and at least around 22° degrees. The sea temperature is around 29° degrees. In december there are 25 days of rainfall with a total of 72 mm and the it will be dry 6 days this month in Jamaica.
14 day weather forecast Jamaica
The weather for Kingston in Jamaica will be ° degrees in the next 14 days and it stays dry every day.
Weather forecast this week
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Weather forecast next week
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About Jamaica
Jamaica is in the continental part Caribbean and the capital is Kingston. The total surface is 10.990 km² with 1.022 km of coastline and the population consists of 2.728.864 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 72x smaller than Pakistan. If you want to call Jamaica you have to use +1876 or 001876 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +18765012457809 or 0018765012457809.
Jamaica is in a straight line at 13.453 km distance from Islamabad. From Jinnah International Airport the flight time is about 17 hours25.
Places near Jamaica
Flight tickets to Jamaica
Jamaica has 3 airports which you can fly to:
- Norman Manley International Airport
Kingston - Sangster International Airport
Montego Bay - Boscobel Aerodrome
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Currency Jamaica
In Jamaica the Jamaican dollar is used to pay.
Exchange rate Jamaican dollar (JMD) 12 june 2021
1 Jamaican dollar = 1,09 Pakistani rupee
100 Jamaican dollar = 108,97 Pakistani rupee
1 Pakistani rupee = 0,92 Jamaican dollar
100 Pakistani rupee = 91,77 Jamaican dollar
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Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
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Time difference Jamaica
In Jamaica it is now 10:22 o’clock in the morning on saturday 12 june 2021. That is 10 hour earlier than in Pakistan. The time zone of Jamaica is America/Jamaica and the Greenwich time is UTC-05.