Montego Bay is rarely comfortable to be outside at midday. It comes closest in early February, and even then it is too hot. For sun, any time of year works.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
For sun, Montego Bay rates Good or better for 33 of the year’s 36 ten-day sections, about eleven months in all. It is at its best in late November, at 86. The clearest skies come in July, when the sky is typically 32% covered at midday (mostly clear).
Montego Bay never quite rates Good for being outside. It comes closest in early February, at 46, mostly because it is too hot. The weakest stretch is from mid May to mid November, when it drops to 0, mostly because it is too hot.
Walking is not what Montego Bay is for: the Active outdoors rating tops out at 7, mostly because it is too warm.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Montego Bay over the whole year is 27°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 24°C. Montego Bay has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 5% in July, the driest month, to 14% in November, the wettest. Winds in Montego Bay are highest in February, averaging 4.5 m/s (16 km/h), and lightest in September, at 3.2 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE. The clearest skies in Montego Bay come in July, when the sky is typically 32% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 42%.
Month by month Montego Bay climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°C | 24°C | 28°C | 7% | 42% | 4.4 m/s | 40 | 80 | 6 |
| February | 28°C | 24°C | 28°C | 7% | 40% | 4.5 m/s | 45 | 77 | 5 |
| March | 29°C | 24°C | 28°C | 6% | 38% | 4.3 m/s | 36 | 81 | 4 |
| April | 29°C | 25°C | 30°C | 6% | 36% | 4.0 m/s | 19 | 83 | 1 |
| May | 30°C | 26°C | 31°C | 10% | 38% | 3.7 m/s | 5 | 78 | 0 |
| June | 31°C | 26°C | 32°C | 8% | 35% | 3.9 m/s | 2 | 70 | 0 |
| July | 31°C | 27°C | 32°C | 5% | 32% | 4.3 m/s | 1 | 66 | 0 |
| August | 31°C | 27°C | 33°C | 9% | 35% | 3.8 m/s | 1 | 58 | 0 |
| September | 31°C | 27°C | 34°C | 10% | 35% | 3.2 m/s | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| October | 31°C | 26°C | 33°C | 12% | 36% | 3.2 m/s | 1 | 63 | 0 |
| November | 29°C | 26°C | 31°C | 14% | 40% | 3.7 m/s | 7 | 80 | 0 |
| December | 29°C | 25°C | 29°C | 10% | 40% | 4.4 m/s | 27 | 80 | 3 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Montego Bay weather by season
Year round, Montego Bay has days of about 28°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 31°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 24°C to 27°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 27°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around November and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Montego Bay weather in winterDecember to February
Winter in Montego Bay has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 8% chance of rain on a given day.
Montego Bay weather in springMarch to May
Spring in Montego Bay has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 7% chance of rain on a given day.
Montego Bay weather in summerJune to August
Summer in Montego Bay has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 27°C, with a 8% chance of rain on a given day.
Montego Bay weather in autumnSeptember to November
Autumn in Montego Bay has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Montego Bay?
Montego Bay has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 5% in July, the driest month, to 14% in November, the wettest.
What time of year is Montego Bay windiest?
Winds in Montego Bay are highest in February, averaging 4.5 m/s (16 km/h), and lightest in September, at 3.2 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE.
What is the average temperature in Montego Bay year round?
The average temperature in Montego Bay over the whole year is 27°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 24°C.
Where to go instead in mid August, the weakest time here for being outside
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.