Mandeville weather in January

In January, Mandeville sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 12 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 64% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mandeville's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mandeville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:49 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
37%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Mandeville is town in Jamaica.

Founded
1816

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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mandeville reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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 Mandeville

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.

Mandeville weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°123.4116.6
Feb29° / 21°174.911.46.3
Mar30° / 21°30711.95.8
Apr30° / 22°519.712.45.1
May30° / 23°11116.512.84.2
Jun31° / 24°5911.613.14.1
Jul32° / 24°5511.8133.8
Aug32° / 24°8015.312.63.5
Sep31° / 24°11418.412.13.4
Oct30° / 23°11419.511.63.8
Nov30° / 23°549.811.25.2
Dec29° / 22°223.810.96.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28317
38317
48317
58515
68515
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mandeville gets around 12 mm of rain over 3.4 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
410
510
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711
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2011
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3015
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1123715
2124714
3125704
4126703
5127693
6128692
7128692
8129682
9230662
10230662
11230662
12331642
13331642
14331642
15331642
16432622
17432622
18433621
19433621
20434611
21434611
22435601
23435601
24436591
25436591
26437581
27437581
28438571
29438571
30438571
31439561

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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159calm
169calm
179calm
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269calm
279calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:455:41
210.96:455:42
310.96:465:42
410.96:465:43
511.06:465:44
611.06:475:44
711.06:475:45
811.06:475:45
911.06:475:46
1011.06:485:47
1111.06:485:47
1211.06:485:48
1311.06:485:48
1411.06:485:49
1511.06:485:50
1611.06:495:50
1711.06:495:51
1811.06:495:51
1911.16:495:52
2011.16:495:53
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2211.16:495:54
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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 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 4.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Mandeville

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mandeville's rainy season runs May–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 Mandeville?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Mandeville for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mandeville in January

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

In January, Mandeville sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Mandeville 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 at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in September 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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May28Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Mandeville in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mandeville 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
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Mandeville 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 Mandeville is worst in June — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2335 µg/m³Jan 1117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun35Poor
Jul34Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mandeville?

Mandeville sits at 18.0°N, 77.5°W, 609 m above sea level, in Jamaica. The nearest listed city is May Pen, 29 km away.

May PenOld HarbourLinsteadFalmouthSpanish TownOcho RiosBarrett TownMontego Bay

Topography around Mandeville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mandeville has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m around an average of 636 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 961 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,426 m.

The land around Mandeville is covered by trees (50%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and water (52%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
280 m
16 km
961 m
80 km
1,426 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: May Pen 29 km · Old Harbour 44 km · Linstead 51 km · Falmouth 53 km · Spanish Town 58 km · Ocho Rios 59 km · Barrett Town 61 km · Montego Bay 65 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 Mandeville (18.0417°, -77.5071°, elevation 609 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).