Is Kingston hot in January?
Days are typically hot at 31.3°C, while nights average 22.4°C.
Jamaica · 1991–2020 normal
Kingston in
January.
Typical January weather in Kingston: 31.3°C by day, 22.4°C at night, 21 mm of rain over 2.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high31.3°C
Typical low22.4°C
Rain21 mm
Wet days2.7
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 63 out of 100, the highest of the year. Daylight is calculated as 11 h 09 from latitude 18.00°. Open-water sea temperature is 27.3°C (16 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
What is Kingston 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 21 mm across about 3 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 11 h 09 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January is the strongest month in our year-round weather comparison.
Event window
Warm sea in January
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 27.3°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 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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