Climate averages 1991–2020
Montego Bay weather
in April.
A hot, wet month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a hot month in Montego Bay: daytime highs average 31.2°C and nights cool to about 23.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 93 mm of rain on roughly 16 days, which makes April a wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 33 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Spanish Town (115 km away). In April its highs average 29.8°C, 1.4°C cooler than Montego Bay, with 48 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Jamaica, Montego Bay ranks 1st of 4 for the warmest April highs and 4th of 4 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 4 cities is 30.3°C; Montego Bay is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 31.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 93 mm to 220 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Montego Bay climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.9°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 44 | 11.4 | 11.211 h |
| February | 29.5°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 41 | 11.5 | 11.512 h |
| March | 30.3°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 58 | 12.7 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 31.2°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 93 | 16.3 | 12.613 h |
| May | 31.4°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 220 | 23.8 | 13.013 h |
| June | 32.2°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 148 | 21.8 | 13.213 h |
| July | 32.4°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 138 | 23.3 | 13.113 h |
| August | 32.3°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 171 | 26.1 | 12.813 h |
| September | 31.7°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 205 | 25.9 | 12.312 h |
| October | 30.7°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 182 | 24.7 | 11.712 h |
| November | 29.5°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 91 | 16.4 | 11.311 h |
| December | 29.0°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 50 | 11.4 | 11.011 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
April in nearby cities
- Spanish Town in AprilJamaica · 115 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 23.1°C · 48 mm rain
- Portmore in AprilJamaica · 122 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 23.2°C · 48 mm rain
- Kingston in AprilJamaica · 130 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 22.3°C · 36 mm rain
- Manzanillo, Cuba in AprilCuba · 224 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 22.5°C · 54 mm rain
- Bayamo in AprilCuba · 250 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 21.2°C · 67 mm rain
- Contramaestre in AprilCuba · 269 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 21.2°C · 54 mm rain
- Palma Soriano in AprilCuba · 280 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 21.1°C · 47 mm rain
- Santiago de Cuba in AprilCuba · 280 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 22.5°C · 46 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 Montego Bay) is explained once on the Montego Bay year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.