Morant Bay weather in January

In January, Morant Bay sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 69 mm of rain across 17.7 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Morant Bay's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Morant Bay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
17.7 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:44 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
41%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Morant Bay is city in Jamaica.

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 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Morant Bay reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Morant Bay

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.

Morant Bay 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
Jan25° / 22°6917.7116.0
Feb25° / 22°4915.511.46.1
Mar26° / 22°6617.511.96.0
Apr26° / 23°6316.112.45.8
May27° / 24°14421.212.84.9
Jun28° / 25°12518.813.15.0
Jul28° / 25°10117.9135.1
Aug28° / 25°12820.112.64.6
Sep28° / 25°16122.212.14.2
Oct28° / 24°19424.711.64.3
Nov27° / 24°12619.811.25.0
Dec26° / 23°9218.910.95.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. 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

Morant Bay gets around 69 mm of rain over 17.7 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 57% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days.

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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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
133265
223464
323563
423761
523959
624157
724256
824454
924553
1024652
1124751
1234750
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Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 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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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 6:40 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:405:37
210.96:415:38
311.06:415:38
411.06:415:39
511.06:425:39
611.06:425:40
711.06:425:41
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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 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.77 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 Morant Bay

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
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Feb
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Is January a good time to visit Morant Bay?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Morant Bay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Morant Bay in January

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

In January, Morant Bay sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 22°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Morant Bay 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 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
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Morant Bay 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 Morant Bay peaks around April 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 18UV 13Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Morant Bay 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 Morant Bay 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 Morant Bay?

Morant Bay sits at 17.9°N, 76.4°W, 0 m above sea level, in Jamaica. The nearest listed city is Port Antonio, 33 km away.

Port AntonioNew KingstonKingstonHalf Way TreePort RoyalPortmoreSpanish TownLinstead

Topography around Morant Bay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Morant Bay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,315 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,224 m.

The land around Morant Bay is covered by trees (41%) and water (41%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and water (46%) within 16 km, and water (74%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
221 m
16 km
1,315 m
80 km
2,224 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Port Antonio 33 km · New Kingston 42 km · Kingston 43 km · Half Way Tree 44 km · Port Royal 46 km · Portmore 51 km · Spanish Town 59 km · Linstead 72 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 Morant Bay (17.8815°, -76.4093°, elevation 0 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).