Climate averages 1991–2020
Montego Bay weather
in March.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Montego Bay: daytime highs average 30.3°C and nights cool to about 22.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 58 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 4th 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 Spanish Town (115 km away). In March its highs average 29.0°C, 1.2°C cooler than Montego Bay, with 31 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Jamaica, Montego Bay ranks 1st of 4 for the warmest March highs and 4th of 4 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 4 cities is 29.4°C; Montego Bay is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 31.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 58 mm to 93 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
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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Spanish Town in MarchJamaica · 115 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 22.3°C · 31 mm rain
- Portmore in MarchJamaica · 122 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 22.3°C · 31 mm rain
- Kingston in MarchJamaica · 130 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 21.4°C · 33 mm rain
- Manzanillo, Cuba in MarchCuba · 224 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 21.2°C · 26 mm rain
- Bayamo in MarchCuba · 250 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 19.8°C · 37 mm rain
- Contramaestre in MarchCuba · 269 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 20.0°C · 34 mm rain
- Palma Soriano in MarchCuba · 280 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 20.0°C · 28 mm rain
- Santiago de Cuba in MarchCuba · 280 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 21.6°C · 28 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.