Montego Bay weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Montego Bay is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 88/100), with January and March close behind. Montego Bay averages about 2,597 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 34 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,597
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 88/100
- Rain / year
- 1,325 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 83k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Montego Bay?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Montego Bay is February, then January and March. The dullest month is May (67/100, 150 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Montego Bay?
Montego Bay gets a lot of sun: around 2,597 hours a year. February (88/100) is noticeably better than May (67). It ranks #4 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 42% of the annual 1,325 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 86 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 44 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 88 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 34 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 86 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 47 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 84 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 57 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| May | 67 | 31° / 88°F | 27° / 81°F | 150 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 67 | 31° / 88°F | 27° / 81°F | 150 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 74 | 31° / 88°F | 27° / 81°F | 109 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 67 | 31° / 88°F | 28° / 82°F | 146 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 67 | 31° / 88°F | 28° / 82°F | 190 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 67 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 217 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 70 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 131 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 85 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 50 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Montego Bay by month
The sea off Montego Bay 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 · 135 km · best in Feb · 2,921 h sun/yr
- George Town Cayman Islands · 373 km · best in Feb · 2,943 h sun/yr
- Port-au-Prince Haiti · 593 km · best in Feb · 3,150 h sun/yr
- Cap Haitien Haiti · 615 km · best in Feb · 2,962 h sun/yr
- Havana Cuba · 684 km · best in Mar · 2,871 h sun/yr
- Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands · 692 km · best in Feb · 3,149 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ocho Rios Jamaica · 100 km · 2,628 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Tinson Pen Jamaica · 128 km · 2,921 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- West End Cayman Islands · 245 km · 3,088 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Bayamo Cuba · 250 km · 2,825 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Las Tunas Cuba · 295 km · 2,825 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Montego Bay compares month by month: Montego Bay vs Port-au-Prince · Montego Bay vs Kingston · Montego Bay vs George Town · all comparisons
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