Ocho Rios weather by month & the best time to visit
🇯🇲 Jamaica · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Ocho Rios is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 89/100), with March and January close behind. Ocho Rios averages about 2,628 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 30 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,628
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 89/100
- Rain / year
- 1,165 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 27k
- Elevation
- 24 m
When is the best time to visit Ocho Rios?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ocho Rios is February, then March and January. The dullest month is September (67/100, 151 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ocho Rios?
Ocho Rios gets a lot of sun: around 2,628 hours a year. February (89/100) is noticeably better than September (67). It ranks #3 of 4 destinations in Jamaica for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,775 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around September, carries about 40% of the annual 1,165 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 86 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 47 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 89 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 30 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 87 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 39 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 85 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 51 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| May | 69 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 136 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 71 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 125 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 77 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 94 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 72 | 30° / 86°F | 28° / 82°F | 122 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 67 | 30° / 86°F | 28° / 82°F | 151 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 193 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 73 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 119 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 84 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 58 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Ocho Rios by month
The sea off Ocho Rios is warmest in September at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in February at 27°C / 81°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Kingston Jamaica · 56 km · best in Feb · 2,921 h sun/yr
- Montego Bay Jamaica · 100 km · best in Feb · 2,597 h sun/yr
- George Town Cayman Islands · 472 km · best in Feb · 2,943 h sun/yr
- Port-au-Prince Haiti · 494 km · best in Feb · 3,150 h sun/yr
- Cap Haitien Haiti · 522 km · best in Feb · 2,962 h sun/yr
- Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands · 618 km · best in Feb · 3,149 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Tinson Pen Jamaica · 49 km · 2,921 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Bayamo Cuba · 225 km · 2,825 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Holguin Cuba · 273 km · 2,825 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Las Tunas Cuba · 287 km · 2,825 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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