Montego Bay: weather and best time to visit
Montego Bay (Jamaica) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in August 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° | 21° | 27° | 11 | 11 | 85 | 71 | 55 |
| Feb | 28° | 21° | 27° | 8 | 11 | 89 | 76 | 60 |
| Mar | 29° | 21° | 27° | 9 | 11 | 87 | 70 | 54 |
| Apr | 29° | 22° | 28° | 19 | 12 | 79 | 57 | 41 |
| May | 30° | 23° | 28° | 24 | 11 | 80 | 54 | 38 |
| Jun | 30° | 24° | 29° | 19 | 12 | 80 | 53 | 37 |
| Jul | 31° | 24° | 29° | 18 | 12 | 80 | 50 | 34 |
| Aug | 31° | 24° | 29° | 21 | 11 | 80 | 49 | 33 |
| Sep | 31° | 24° | 30° | 25 | 11 | 80 | 50 | 34 |
| Oct | 30° | 24° | 29° | 27 | 11 | 80 | 54 | 38 |
| Nov | 29° | 23° | 29° | 19 | 10 | 80 | 60 | 44 |
| Dec | 28° | 22° | 28° | 15 | 10 | 80 | 62 | 46 |
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 21°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 21°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 8 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for February →
Montego Bay in March
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 21°C. Expect about 9 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 29°C, nights near 22°C. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 19 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for April →
Montego Bay in May
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 23°C. Expect about 24 rain days and 11 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 30°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 19 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 24°C. Expect about 18 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for July →
Montego Bay in August
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 24°C. August is the warmest month of the year. Expect about 21 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for August →
Montego Bay in September
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 24°C. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 25 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 24°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 27 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 23°C. Expect about 19 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for November →
Montego Bay in December
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 22°C. Expect about 15 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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