Kingston weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Kingston is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with March and January close behind. Kingston averages about 2,921 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 19 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,921
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 928 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 938k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Kingston?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kingston is February, then March and January. The dullest month is October (69/100, 170 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kingston?
Kingston gets a lot of sun: around 2,921 hours a year. February (93/100) is noticeably better than October (69). Kingston is the sunniest of the 4 destinations tracked in Jamaica. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around September, carries about 43% of the annual 928 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 90 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 33 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 93 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 19 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 91 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 29 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 89 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 41 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 76 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 111 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 80 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 89 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 84 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 69 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 77 | 31° / 88°F | 27° / 81°F | 104 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 73 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 127 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 170 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 80 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 87 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 87 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 49 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Kingston by month
The sea off Kingston is warmest in August at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 28°C / 82°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
- Montego Bay Jamaica · 135 km · best in Feb · 2,597 h sun/yr
- Port-au-Prince Haiti · 480 km · best in Feb · 3,150 h sun/yr
- George Town Cayman Islands · 505 km · best in Feb · 2,943 h sun/yr
- Cap Haitien Haiti · 522 km · best in Feb · 2,962 h sun/yr
- Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands · 637 km · best in Feb · 3,149 h sun/yr
- Puerto Plata Dominican Republic · 685 km · best in Feb · 2,675 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Tinson Pen Jamaica · 7 km · 2,921 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Ocho Rios Jamaica · 56 km · 2,628 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Bayamo Cuba · 274 km · 2,825 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Jérémie Haiti · 288 km · 2,863 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Les Cayes Haiti · 319 km · 2,925 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Kingston compares month by month: Kingston vs Port-au-Prince · Kingston vs Montego Bay · Kingston vs George Town · all comparisons
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