Country guide

Jamaica

Reggae's birthplace: Negril sunsets, Blue Mountain coffee and jerk shacks; winter is peak, summer cheaper and hotter.

Currency

JMD

Language

English

Everywhere

Payment

Cards & cash mixed

Power

Type A / B

110 V, 50 Hz

Dialing

+1-876

Destinations

Jamaica

Kingston

The city that made reggae, with the Blue Mountains rising straight up behind it.

✓ best Nov-Jul

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Montego Bay

Jamaica's front door: land, swim and be on a reef or a rum punch within the hour.

✓ best Jun-Aug, Dec-Apr

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Negril

Jamaica's best sunset coast: seven miles of soft sand on one side of town, cliff jumps into deep blue water on the other.

✓ best Dec-Apr

Climate zones, month by month

Jamaica has 3 distinct climate zones. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.

Kingston →

Jan

31°

23°

15mm

14d rain

Feb

31°

23°

9mm

8d rain

Mar

31°

23°

25mm

16d rain

Apr

32°

24°

28mm

14d rain

May

32°

25°

99mm

18d rain

Jun

33°

26°

65mm

17d rain

Jul

33°

26°

56mm

16d rain

Aug

33°

26°

102mm

19d rain

Sep

33°

26°

185mm

18d rain

Oct

32°

25°

162mm

19d rain

Nov

32°

24°

88mm

14d rain

Dec

31°

24°

41mm

13d rain

✓ Best Nov-Jul

Watch for Jun-Nov cyclones & hurricanes risk

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions

Montego Bay →

Jan

30°

22°

77mm

17d rain

Feb

30°

22°

42mm

16d rain

Mar

31°

23°

59mm

18d rain

Apr

31°

24°

64mm

24d rain

May

32°

24°

150mm

21d rain

Jun

33°

25°

86mm

20d rain

Jul

33°

25°

66mm

19d rain

Aug

33°

25°

94mm

20d rain

Sep

33°

25°

135mm

22d rain

Oct

32°

24°

159mm

21d rain

Nov

31°

24°

107mm

19d rain

Dec

30°

23°

81mm

18d rain

✓ Best Jun-Aug, Dec-Apr

Watch for Jun-Nov cyclones & hurricanes risk

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions

Negril →

Jan

29°

25°

44mm

11d rain

Feb

29°

25°

38mm

8d rain

Mar

30°

25°

48mm

12d rain

Apr

31°

26°

78mm

12d rain

May

31°

27°

156mm

20d rain

Jun

31°

27°

190mm

23d rain

Jul

31°

28°

111mm

24d rain

Aug

31°

28°

174mm

26d rain

Sep

31°

28°

177mm

27d rain

Oct

30°

28°

159mm

26d rain

Nov

29°

27°

195mm

17d rain

Dec

29°

26°

74mm

12d rain

✓ Best Dec-Apr

Watch for Jun-Nov cyclones & hurricanes risk

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions