Is Montego Bay hot in January?
Days are typically hot at 30.1°C, while nights average 21.8°C.
Jamaica · 1991–2020 normal
Montego Bay in
January.
Typical January weather in Montego Bay: 30.1°C by day, 21.8°C at night, 89 mm of rain over 7.3 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high30.1°C
Typical low21.8°C
Rain89 mm
Wet days7.3
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 56 out of 100 (February leads the year at 65). Daylight is calculated as 11 h 08 from latitude 18.47°. Open-water sea temperature is 27.2°C (18 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
What is Montego Bay like in January?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 89 mm across about 7 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 11 h 08 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January ranks 3 of 12 in our weather comparison; February ranks first.
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Warm sea in January
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 27.2°C in January. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 3489460
- NOAA station
- JM000078388 · MONTEGO BAY/SANGSTE
- Station distance
- 3.2 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 17 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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