Negril weather in July

In July, Negril sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 70 mm of rain across 19.2 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Negril's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Negril's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
19.2 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:49 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
59%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Negril is city in Jamaica.

Founded
1494

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 30°C through the month.

A typical July day in Negril reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Negril

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.

Negril weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 24°143.8117.9
Feb27° / 24°164.111.47.8
Mar27° / 24°236.311.97.5
Apr28° / 25°329.612.46.5
May29° / 26°9016.912.84.9
Jun29° / 27°7216.413.14.4
Jul30° / 27°7019.2134.1
Aug30° / 27°8919.712.64.0
Sep29° / 27°11619.812.14.0
Oct29° / 26°11319.611.64.4
Nov28° / 26°508.411.16.3
Dec28° / 25°224.610.97.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35248
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Negril gets around 70 mm of rain over 19.2 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 62% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13961
24060
34060
44159
54159
64159
74159
84159
94159
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114159
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:44 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:446:49
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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 6.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 6.77 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Negril

In seasonPeak

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

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

Negril's rainy season runs May–October, 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 Negril?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Negril for sightseeing.

What to pack for Negril in July

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

In July, Negril sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Negril 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 offshore 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
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Negril 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 Negril 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
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Negril 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 Negril is worst in June — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodJun 2336 µg/m³Dec 2212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun36Poor
Jul35Poor
Aug29Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Negril?

Negril sits at 18.3°N, 78.3°W, 0 m above sea level, in Jamaica. The nearest listed city is Savanna-la-Mar, 23 km away.

Savanna-la-MarMontego BayBarrett TownFalmouthMandevilleMay PenOcho RiosOld Harbour

Topography around Negril

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Negril has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 803 m.

The land around Negril is covered by trees (58%) and water (32%) within 3 km, water (67%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and water (68%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
154 m
16 km
279 m
80 km
803 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
July weather nearby: Savanna-la-Mar 23 km · Montego Bay 51 km · Barrett Town 64 km · Falmouth 77 km · Mandeville 92 km · May Pen 121 km · Ocho Rios 132 km · Old Harbour 136 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 Negril (18.2684°, -78.3481°, 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).