Old Harbour weather in June

In June, Old Harbour sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 68 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-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 28% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of June to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Old Harbour's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Old Harbour's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:37 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
62%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Old Harbour is city in Jamaica.

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical June day in Old Harbour reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and about 1°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Old Harbour

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 21 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
21
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Old Harbour weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 22°174.4117.8
Feb27° / 22°174.611.47.7
Mar27° / 22°316.511.97.4
Apr28° / 23°489.412.46.6
May28° / 23°11915.412.85.2
Jun29° / 24°681113.15.2
Jul30° / 25°529.4135.2
Aug30° / 25°8614.612.64.5
Sep29° / 24°13918.912.14.2
Oct28° / 24°14021.411.64.3
Nov28° / 23°6711.711.26.1
Dec27° / 22°306.210.97.4

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
33961
43961
54060
63961
73961
83961
93961
104159
114159
124258
134258
144357
154555
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225149
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Old Harbour gets around 68 mm of rain over 11 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
151
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349
448
547
646
745
844
942
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1537
1637
1736
1835
1934
2033
2132
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2829
2929
3029

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12962
22962
32962
42962
52962
62962
72962
82962
92962
102962
112962
122962
132962
143952
153952
163952
174942
184942
194942
204942
215932
225932
235932
246922
256922
266922
277912
287912
297912
307912

Wind in June

Winds average 14 km/h in June, the windiest month of the year.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
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513light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of June to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:36 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:366:36
213.05:366:36
313.05:366:37
413.05:366:37
513.05:366:37
613.05:366:38
713.05:366:38
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1113.15:366:39
1213.15:366:40
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3013.15:406:44

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in July across the year — June's 6.46 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Old Harbour

In seasonPeak

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

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

Old Harbour's rainy season runs August–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 June a good time to visit Old Harbour?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Old Harbour for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Old Harbour in June

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

In June, Old Harbour sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Old Harbour in June

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in June — 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
Apr28Warm
May28Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Old Harbour in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June 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 Old Harbour peaks around April 21 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 21UV 12Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Old Harbour in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Old Harbour 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 Old Harbour?

Old Harbour sits at 17.9°N, 77.1°W, 30 m above sea level, in Jamaica. The nearest listed city is May Pen, 15 km away.

May PenSpanish TownLinsteadPortmorePort RoyalHalf Way TreeKingstonNew Kingston

Topography around Old Harbour

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Old Harbour has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m around an average of 38 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 738 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,229 m.

The land around Old Harbour is covered by trees (46%), grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (59%) within 16 km, and water (51%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
211 m
16 km
738 m
80 km
2,229 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
June weather nearby: May Pen 15 km · Spanish Town 17 km · Linstead 23 km · Portmore 24 km · Port Royal 28 km · Half Way Tree 34 km · Kingston 34 km · New Kingston 35 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 Old Harbour (17.9414°, -77.109°, elevation 30 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).