Montego Bay: weather and best time to visit
Montego Bay (Jamaica) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in July at around 31°C; the coolest month is January at around 28°C. The sea is warmest in September at about 30°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Montego Bay
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Montego Bay climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28° | 22° | 27° | 11 | 11 | 84 | 69 | 53 |
| Feb | 28° | 22° | 27° | 11 | 11 | 85 | 68 | 52 |
| Mar | 29° | 22° | 27° | 12 | 11 | 83 | 63 | 47 |
| Apr | 30° | 23° | 28° | 17 | 12 | 80 | 54 | 38 |
| May | 30° | 24° | 28° | 24 | 12 | 80 | 53 | 37 |
| Jun | 31° | 25° | 29° | 22 | 12 | 80 | 50 | 34 |
| Jul | 31° | 26° | 29° | 23 | 12 | 79 | 48 | 32 |
| Aug | 31° | 26° | 29° | 25 | 12 | 79 | 49 | 33 |
| Sep | 31° | 25° | 30° | 26 | 11 | 80 | 50 | 34 |
| Oct | 30° | 25° | 29° | 25 | 11 | 80 | 54 | 38 |
| Nov | 29° | 24° | 29° | 17 | 10 | 79 | 59 | 43 |
| Dec | 28° | 23° | 28° | 12 | 10 | 83 | 67 | 51 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Montego Bay in January
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 22°C. January is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 11 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for January →
Montego Bay in February
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 22°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 11 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for February →
Montego Bay in March
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 22°C. Expect about 12 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for March →
Montego Bay in April
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 23°C. Expect about 17 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for April →
Montego Bay in May
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 24 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for May →
Montego Bay in June
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 25°C. Expect about 22 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for June →
Montego Bay in July
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 26°C. July is the warmest month of the year. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 23 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for July →
Montego Bay in August
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 26°C. Expect about 25 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for August →
Montego Bay in September
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 25°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 26 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 30°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for September →
Montego Bay in October
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 25°C. Expect about 25 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for October →
Montego Bay in November
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 17 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for November →
Montego Bay in December
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 23°C. Expect about 12 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for December →
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