Tinson Pen weather by month & the best time to visit
🇯🇲 Jamaica · coastal city break · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Tinson Pen is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with March and January close behind. Tinson Pen 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 Tinson Pen?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Tinson Pen 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 Tinson Pen?
Tinson Pen gets a lot of sun: around 2,921 hours a year. February (93/100) is noticeably better than October (69). It ranks #2 of 4 destinations in Jamaica for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,775 hours. 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 Tinson Pen by month
The sea off Tinson Pen 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
- Kingston Jamaica · 7 km · best in Feb · 2,921 h sun/yr
- Montego Bay Jamaica · 128 km · best in Feb · 2,597 h sun/yr
- Port-au-Prince Haiti · 483 km · best in Feb · 3,150 h sun/yr
- George Town Cayman Islands · 499 km · best in Feb · 2,943 h sun/yr
- Cap Haitien Haiti · 523 km · best in Feb · 2,962 h sun/yr
- Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands · 636 km · best in Feb · 3,149 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ocho Rios Jamaica · 49 km · 2,628 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Bayamo Cuba · 269 km · 2,825 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Jérémie Haiti · 290 km · 2,863 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Holguin Cuba · 315 km · 2,825 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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