Ocho Rios weather in September

In September, Ocho Rios sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 78 mm of rain across 15.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-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 30% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Ocho Rios's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ocho Rios's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
15.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:00 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
59%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Ocho Rios is town in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica.

Founded
2025

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical September day in Ocho Rios reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and about 1°C warmer than October.

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How September really feels in Ocho Rios

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ocho Rios weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 23°6614.1116.5
Feb26° / 23°4410.411.46.9
Mar27° / 23°541211.96.8
Apr28° / 24°4910.912.46.6
May28° / 25°991512.95.3
Jun29° / 26°438.713.15.4
Jul30° / 26°378.6135.3
Aug30° / 26°5111.912.64.8
Sep30° / 26°7815.812.14.3
Oct29° / 25°11620.211.64.3
Nov28° / 25°11018.311.15.2
Dec27° / 24°8815.410.96.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ocho Rios gets around 78 mm of rain over 15.8 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 54% and peaks near 65% 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 September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15347
25248
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65347
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Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September, the calmest month.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:576:19
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312.35:576:17
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 5.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Ocho Rios

In seasonPeak

In September, Ocho Rios sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ocho Rios 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 September a good time to visit Ocho Rios?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Ocho Rios for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ocho Rios in September

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

In September, Ocho Rios sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ocho Rios in September

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 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
Apr27Warm
May28Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Ocho Rios in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ocho Rios peaks around April 17 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 17UV 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 Ocho Rios in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ocho Rios is worst in June — around 31 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
Jun31Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ocho Rios?

Ocho Rios sits at 18.4°N, 77.1°W, 6 m above sea level, in Jamaica. The nearest listed city is Linstead, 31 km away.

LinsteadSpanish TownMay PenOld HarbourPortmoreHalf Way TreeNew KingstonKingston

Topography around Ocho Rios

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ocho Rios has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m around an average of 88 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 807 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,225 m.

The land around Ocho Rios is covered by trees (50%) and water (39%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and water (46%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
416 m
16 km
807 m
80 km
2,225 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Linstead 31 km · Spanish Town 49 km · May Pen 52 km · Old Harbour 52 km · Portmore 54 km · Half Way Tree 54 km · New Kingston 56 km · Kingston 56 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 Ocho Rios (18.4076°, -77.1031°, elevation 6 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).