Climate averages 1991–2020
Montego Bay weather
in October.
A hot, very wet month: the 7th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Montego Bay: daytime highs average 30.7°C and nights cool to about 24.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 182 mm of rain on roughly 25 days, which makes October a very wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 44 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Spanish Town (115 km away). In October its highs average 29.5°C, 1.2°C cooler than Montego Bay, with 140 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Jamaica, Montego Bay ranks 1st of 4 for the warmest October highs and 4th of 4 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 4 cities is 29.9°C; Montego Bay is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.2°C to 29.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 182 mm to 91 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Spanish Town in OctoberJamaica · 115 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 24.3°C · 140 mm rain
- Portmore in OctoberJamaica · 122 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 24.4°C · 140 mm rain
- Kingston in OctoberJamaica · 130 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 23.7°C · 144 mm rain
- Manzanillo, Cuba in OctoberCuba · 224 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 23.7°C · 136 mm rain
- Bayamo in OctoberCuba · 250 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 22.6°C · 148 mm rain
- Contramaestre in OctoberCuba · 269 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 23.0°C · 113 mm rain
- Palma Soriano in OctoberCuba · 280 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 22.8°C · 118 mm rain
- Santiago de Cuba in OctoberCuba · 280 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 24.1°C · 111 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.