Jamaica Weather - Best and Worst Times to Go

Jamaica is an island of steady warm weather, lushbetween 90 and 91 degrees in June, July and August.
vegetation and interesting people. But like any otherThey moderate only slightly at about 87 degrees in
Caribbean island, a Jamaica vacation has good andDecember, January, February and March, making
bad months for weather.Jamaica one of the warmer Caribbean destinations
The island, the third most popular destination in theyear-round.
Caribbean, is located only 600 miles south of Miami,Rainfall is sparse from December through April. It
FL, making it a convenient place to visit. It is anspikes in May to four inches total, drops in June and
especially popular resort destination and has majorJuly and starts to pick up again in August, September
attractions including Dunn's River Falls and the capitoland October. October is the worst rainfall month at
at Kingston.seven total inches, followed by September and May.
Jamaica weather is slight warmer than the averageOctober also averages 14 rainy days during the
Caribbean destination. Despite the lush vegetation, itmonth.
receives slightly less rain as well.The island is most popular with visitors in July. It is
The average monthly high temperature is nearly 89least popular in September and October.
degrees Fahrenheit and the average monthly low isAnyone planning a Jamaica vacation should consider
73 degrees, according to the World MeteorologicalDecember through April, June and July as months
Organization.when the weather is in their favor. They should avoid
Rainfall is 2.7 inches a month. The average number ofSeptember, November, May and especially October
rain days is 7.8 a month.as the months with the highest rainfall and the
The average monthly high temperatures peakhighest number of rainy days.