Best time to visit Jamaica
Our pick for sun: January to February, December.
The best months
- SunJanuary to February, December
- BeachJanuary to February, December
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The twelve months at a glance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Ideal, 85/100 | Ideal, 83/100 | Good, 75/100 | Good, 70/100 | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 45/100, Heavy rain, Cyclone season | Fair, 45/100, Heavy rain, Cyclone season | Best avoided, 25/100, Heavy rain, Cyclone season | Best avoided, 25/100, Heavy rain, Cyclone season | Best avoided, 25/100, Heavy rain, Cyclone season | Fair, 55/100, Cyclone season | Ideal, 83/100 |
| Beach | Ideal, 88/100 | Ideal, 85/100 | Good, 79/100 | Good, 75/100 | Good, 65/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 50/100, Heavy rain, Cyclone season | Fair, 50/100, Heavy rain, Cyclone season | Best avoided, 30/100, Heavy rain, Cyclone season | Best avoided, 30/100, Heavy rain, Cyclone season | Best avoided, 30/100, Heavy rain, Cyclone season | Good, 60/100, Cyclone season | Ideal, 85/100 |
- Ideal
- Good
- Fair
- Best avoided
- Risk flagged
Temperatures and rain
See the month-by-month values
| Month | High | Low | Sea | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°C | 20°C | 27°C | 36 mm |
| February | 29°C | 20°C | 27°C | 39 mm |
| March | 29°C | 21°C | 27°C | 62 mm |
| April | 30°C | 22°C | 28°C | 103 mm |
| May | 30°C | 23°C | 28°C | 214 mm |
| June | 31°C | 23°C | 29°C | 133 mm |
| July | 32°C | 24°C | 29°C | 132 mm |
| August | 32°C | 24°C | 29°C | 163 mm |
| September | 31°C | 23°C | 30°C | 198 mm |
| October | 30°C | 23°C | 29°C | 179 mm |
| November | 29°C | 22°C | 29°C | 84 mm |
| December | 29°C | 21°C | 28°C | 43 mm |
Estimated flight time
- From YUL : about 4 h 20 min
- From YYZ : about 4 h 05 min
- From YVR : about 7 h 05 min
Estimate of a nonstop flight computed from the distance: not a schedule. Connections lengthen the trip.
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Where this data comes from
Temperatures, sunshine and rain: monthly normals we computed over 1991-2020. These are estimates from a climate reanalysis, not station readings.
- ERA5 reanalysis-era5-single-levels-timeseries (C3S, CC-BY)
- NOAA OISST v2.1
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, 2026, CC BY 4.0 licence). Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 (Huang et al., 2021, J. Climate 34, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0166.1).