Is Kingston hot in August?
Days are typically hot at 33.5°C, while nights average 25.5°C.
Jamaica · 1991–2020 normal
Kingston in
August.
Typical August weather in Kingston: 33.5°C by day, 25.5°C at night, 90 mm of rain over 6.4 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high33.5°C
Typical low25.5°C
Rain90 mm
Wet days6.4
In the year-round weather comparison, August scores 39 out of 100 (January leads the year at 63). Daylight is calculated as 12 h 44 from latitude 18.00°. Open-water sea temperature is 29.0°C (16 km from the place centre).
August at a glance
What is Kingston like in August?
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 90 mm across about 6 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 12 h 44 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is August a good time to visit?
August ranks 10 of 12 in our weather comparison; January ranks first.
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Warm sea in August
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 29.0°C in August. 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 3489854
- NOAA station
- JMM00078397 · NORMAN MANLEY INTL
- Station distance
- 6.8 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 21 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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