Half Way Tree weather in July

In July, Half Way Tree sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 53 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Half Way Tree's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Half Way Tree's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:43 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
51%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Half Way Tree is neighborhood in Kingston, Jamaica.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical July day in Half Way Tree reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Half Way Tree

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Half Way Tree weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 22°267.5117.5
Feb26° / 22°21711.47.5
Mar26° / 22°337.911.97.3
Apr27° / 23°36912.46.9
May28° / 24°10214.512.85.8
Jun29° / 25°7211.513.15.4
Jul29° / 25°539.9135.5
Aug29° / 25°8213.812.64.9
Sep29° / 25°1241812.14.4
Oct28° / 24°1442111.64.5
Nov27° / 24°7913.211.26.0
Dec27° / 23°419.310.97.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25941
35941
46040
56040
66139
76139
86040
96040
106040
116139
126139
136139
146139
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Half Way Tree gets around 53 mm of rain over 9.9 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
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532
632
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833
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1532
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1831
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12953
22953
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42953
52953
62953
72953
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Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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1014light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:396:43
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513.15:406:43
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1113.05:426:43
1213.05:426:43
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1413.05:436:43
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.74 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Half Way Tree

In seasonPeak

In July, Half Way Tree sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Half Way Tree sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Half Way Tree's rainy season runs May–June, 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 July a good time to visit Half Way Tree?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Half Way Tree for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Half Way Tree in July

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

In July, Half Way Tree sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Half Way Tree in July

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May28Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Half Way Tree in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Half Way Tree peaks around April 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 19UV 12Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Half Way Tree in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Half Way Tree is worst in June — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2332 µg/m³Dec 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr12Good
May19Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Half Way Tree?

Half Way Tree sits at 18.0°N, 76.8°W, 72 m above sea level, in Jamaica. The nearest listed city is New Kingston, 2.0 km away.

Spanish TownLinsteadOld HarbourPort Antonio

Topography around Half Way Tree

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Half Way Tree.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Half Way Tree has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,542 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,229 m.

The land around Half Way Tree is covered by artificial surfaces (86%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and water (61%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
164 m
16 km
1,542 m
80 km
2,229 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
July weather nearby: New Kingston 2.0 km · Kingston 2.0 km · Port Royal 9.0 km · Portmore 10 km · Spanish Town 17 km · Linstead 28 km · Old Harbour 34 km · Port Antonio 41 km

Jamaica travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
110 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 60% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,003
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
49.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
15.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 65%none 21%other 7%Roman Catholic 2%

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 Half Way Tree (18.0125°, -76.7993°, elevation 72 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).