Montego Bay weather in November

In November, Montego Bay sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 91 mm of rain across 16.4 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of November to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Montego Bay's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Montego Bay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
91 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:23 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
51%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Montego Bay is capital of Saint James Parish, Jamaica.

Founded
1980

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical November day in Montego Bay reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C cooler than October and on par with December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How November really feels in Montego Bay

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 7 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
7
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Montego Bay weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 22°4411.4116.6
Feb28° / 22°4011.311.46.5
Mar28° / 23°5812.711.96.1
Apr29° / 23°9316.312.44.9
May29° / 24°22023.912.93.8
Jun30° / 25°14821.813.13.5
Jul30° / 25°13823.4133.4
Aug31° / 25°17126.212.63.1
Sep30° / 25°20625.912.13.1
Oct29° / 25°18324.711.63.6
Nov28° / 24°9116.411.15.2
Dec28° / 23°5011.410.96.5

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
26040
36139
46139
56238
66238
76337
86337
96436
106436
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307426

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Montego Bay gets around 91 mm of rain over 16.4 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 55% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
168
267
367
466
565
665
764
863
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1160
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1952
2050
2149
2248
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2643
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3040

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the oppressive band about 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1046927
2057025
3057124
4067123
5067321
6077419
7077518
8087616
9087715
10087814
11097912
12197911
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Wind in November

Winds average 13 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of November to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:165:35
211.36:165:34
311.36:175:34
411.36:175:34
511.36:185:33
611.26:185:33
711.26:195:32
811.26:195:32
911.26:205:32
1011.26:205:32
1111.26:215:31
1211.26:215:31
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1911.16:255:30
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3011.06:325:30

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in April across the year — November's 4.63 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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304.5Bright
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Montego Bay

In seasonPeak

In November, Montego Bay sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is November a good time to visit Montego Bay?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Montego Bay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Montego Bay in November

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

In November, Montego Bay sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Montego Bay in November

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 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°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May28Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Montego Bay in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November 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 Montego Bay peaks around April 16 at about 13 (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 16UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Montego Bay in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Montego Bay is worst in June — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2231 µg/m³Dec 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr13Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Montego Bay?

Montego Bay sits at 18.5°N, 77.9°W, 12 m above sea level, in Jamaica. The nearest listed city is Barrett Town, 13 km away.

Barrett TownFalmouthSavanna-la-MarNegrilMandevilleOcho RiosMay PenLinstead

Topography around Montego Bay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montego Bay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 599 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 978 m.

The land around Montego Bay is covered by trees (31%), artificial surfaces (31%) and water (27%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and water (60%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
599 m
80 km
978 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
November weather nearby: Barrett Town 13 km · Falmouth 28 km · Savanna-la-Mar 36 km · Negril 51 km · Mandeville 65 km · Ocho Rios 86 km · May Pen 91 km · Linstead 101 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 Montego Bay (18.4712°, -77.9188°, elevation 12 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).