Climate averages 1991–2020
Kingston weather
in March.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Kingston: daytime highs average 29.4°C and nights cool to about 21.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 33 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 02 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Portmore (10 km away). In March its highs average 29.0°C, about as warm as Kingston, with 31 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Jamaica, Kingston ranks 2nd of 4 for the warmest March highs and 3rd of 4 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 4 cities is 29.4°C; Kingston is level with that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 30.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 33 mm to 36 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Kingston climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.3°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 26 | 7.5 | 11.211 h |
| February | 28.8°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 21 | 7.0 | 11.512 h |
| March, selected | 29.4°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 33 | 7.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 30.3°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 36 | 9.0 | 12.513 h |
| May | 30.4°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 102 | 14.5 | 13.013 h |
| June | 31.1°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 72 | 11.5 | 13.213 h |
| July | 32.1°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 53 | 9.9 | 13.113 h |
| August | 32.0°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 82 | 13.8 | 12.713 h |
| September | 31.2°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 124 | 18.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 30.0°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 144 | 21.0 | 11.712 h |
| November | 29.0°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 79 | 13.2 | 11.311 h |
| December | 28.4°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 41 | 9.3 | 11.111 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Portmore in MarchJamaica · 10 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 22.3°C · 31 mm rain
- Spanish Town in MarchJamaica · 17 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 22.3°C · 31 mm rain
- Montego Bay in MarchJamaica · 130 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 22.2°C · 58 mm rain
- Santiago de Cuba in MarchCuba · 247 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 21.6°C · 28 mm rain
- Palma Soriano in MarchCuba · 260 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 20.0°C · 28 mm rain
- Contramaestre in MarchCuba · 262 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 20.0°C · 34 mm rain
- Manzanillo, Cuba in MarchCuba · 263 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 21.2°C · 26 mm rain
- Bayamo in MarchCuba · 265 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 19.8°C · 37 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Kingston) is explained once on the Kingston year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.