December
OK
28.9°C / 22.5°C
17 rain days
hot, very wet
- outside peak hazard season
Best time to visit Kingston
Kingston, Jamaica — ranked month by month from data: temperature, rainfall, snow, and peak hazard seasons. Every month has trade-offs — pick what you can tolerate.
Best · December & June
About Kingston
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island. Kingston is the largest English-speaking city south of the United States in the Western Hemisphere.
— condensed from Wikipedia ("Kingston, Jamaica")
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OK — shoulder months
June
OK
30.9°C / 24.5°C
15 rain days
hot, rainy
- outside peak hazard season
July
OK
31.8°C / 24.7°C
18 rain days
hot, very wet
- outside peak hazard season
Months to skip
January
Skip
28.7°C / 21.6°C
19 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (19 rain days)
February
Skip
28.7°C / 21.4°C
20 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (20 rain days)
April
Skip
29.6°C / 22.7°C
20 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (20 rain days)
May
Skip
30°C / 23.9°C
19 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (19 rain days)
March
Skip
29.1°C / 21.7°C
22 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (22 rain days)
November
Skip
29.3°C / 23.2°C
23 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (23 rain days)
August
Skip
31.6°C / 24.9°C
21 rain days
⚠ peak season
hot, very wet
- very hot (31.6°C)
- extremely wet (21 rain days)
- peak hurricane season
October
Skip
30°C / 24.1°C
25 rain days
⚠ peak season
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (25 rain days)
- peak hurricane season
September
Skip
31.2°C / 24.7°C
23 rain days
⚠ peak season
hot, very wet
- very hot (31.2°C)
- extremely wet (23 rain days)
- peak hurricane season
How we ranked these
Each month is scored on temperature comfort (18–27°C avg high is the sweet spot), rainfall (more rain days = lower score), snow days, and peak hazard seasons (hurricanes, monsoons, etc.). Green-tier months are within ideal range with no major issues. Yellow are workable but with trade-offs. Red has at least one significant problem — extreme heat or cold, heavy rain, or peak storm season.