George Town weather in January

In January, George Town sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 31 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is George Town's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see George Town's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
25°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:06 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
35%
4th clearest
Wind
26 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

George Town is capital and largest city of the Cayman Islands.

Density
1,013/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in George Town reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in George Town

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

George Town weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 25°317.1117.6
Feb26° / 25°153.811.38.2
Mar26° / 25°194.511.98.2
Apr27° / 26°184.412.47.9
May28° / 26°9711.912.96.4
Jun28° / 27°10213.713.15.3
Jul29° / 27°6112.1135.4
Aug29° / 27°8915.212.75.0
Sep29° / 27°1411912.14.4
Oct28° / 27°21420.111.64.7
Nov27° / 26°1201311.16.2
Dec27° / 25°479.210.97.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

George Town gets around 31 mm of rain over 7.1 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1372565
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Wind in January

Winds average 26 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 27 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
127breezy
226breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:035:54
210.97:035:55
310.97:045:55
410.97:045:56
510.97:045:57
610.97:045:57
710.97:055:58
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 4.48 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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214.6Bright
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244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for George Town

In seasonPeak

None of George Town's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

George Town sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

George Town's rainy season runs September–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit George Town?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit George Town for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for George Town in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, George Town sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 25°C. Worth packing: light clothes and a windbreaker. About 7 days see rain.

light clothesa windbreaker

Sea temperature near George Town in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in George Town in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in George Town peaks around May 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMay 13UV 12Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in George Town in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in George Town is worst in June — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2126 µg/m³Jan 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr10Good
May14Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is George Town?

George Town sits at 19.3°N, 81.4°W, 3 m above sea level, in Cayman Islands. The nearest listed city is West Bay, 11 km away.

West Bay

Topography around George Town

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of George Town.

Within 3 km, the terrain around George Town has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m.

The land around George Town is covered by water (46%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, water (87%) within 16 km, and water (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
21 m
80 km
24 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: West Bay 11 km · Trinidad 315 km · Nueva Gerona 325 km · Condado 329 km · Cienfuegos 332 km · Negril 338 km · Cumanayagua 341 km · Abreus 343 km

Cayman Islands travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 113% of US
price level, 2024
GDP per capita
$104,293
2024
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2020
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 61%none 17%Roman Catholic 14%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for George Town (19.2866°, -81.3744°, elevation 3 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).