Climate averages 1991–2020
Montego Bay weather
in February.
A hot, moderately wet month: the joint 9th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Montego Bay: daytime highs average 29.5°C and nights cool to about 21.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 41 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 32 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Spanish Town (115 km away). In February its highs average 28.6°C, 0.9°C cooler than Montego Bay, with 17 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Jamaica, Montego Bay ranks 1st of 4 for the warmest February highs and 4th of 4 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 4 cities is 28.9°C; Montego Bay is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 30.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 41 mm to 58 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Spanish Town in FebruaryJamaica · 115 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 22.1°C · 17 mm rain
- Portmore in FebruaryJamaica · 122 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 22.1°C · 17 mm rain
- Kingston in FebruaryJamaica · 130 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 21.1°C · 21 mm rain
- Manzanillo, Cuba in FebruaryCuba · 224 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 20.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Bayamo in FebruaryCuba · 250 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 19.1°C · 20 mm rain
- Contramaestre in FebruaryCuba · 269 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 19.4°C · 19 mm rain
- Palma Soriano in FebruaryCuba · 280 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 19.4°C · 14 mm rain
- Santiago de Cuba in FebruaryCuba · 280 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 21.2°C · 12 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.