Port Royal weather in August

In August, Port Royal sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 85 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-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 35% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Port Royal's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Port Royal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:53 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
57%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Port Royal is settlement in Jamaica.

Founded
1494

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical August day in Port Royal reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°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, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Port Royal

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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 August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Port Royal weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 22°277.9117.4
Feb26° / 22°217.111.47.5
Mar26° / 22°337.911.97.3
Apr27° / 23°35912.46.9
May28° / 24°9514.112.85.8
Jun29° / 25°7511.613.15.4
Jul29° / 25°5610.5135.4
Aug29° / 25°851412.64.9
Sep29° / 25°12818.312.14.4
Oct28° / 24°15321.711.64.4
Nov27° / 24°8113.311.26.0
Dec27° / 23°439.610.96.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26337
36238
46139
56139
66040
76040
85941
96040
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125842
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Port Royal gets around 85 mm of rain over 14 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 44% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
136
237
338
438
539
639
739
839
939
1038
1139
1239
1339
1440
1540
1641
1742
1843
1945
2046
2148
2249
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2653
2754
2854
2955
3055
3155

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5937
6937
7937
8937
9937
10937
11937
12937
13937
14937
15937
16937
17937
18937
19928
20928
21928
22919
23919
24919
259010
269010
279010
288911
298911
308812
318812

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 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 August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:496:38
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Port Royal

In seasonPeak

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

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

Port Royal'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 August a good time to visit Port Royal?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Port Royal for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Port Royal in August

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

In August, Port Royal sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Port Royal in August

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in August — 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 Port Royal in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Port Royal peaks around April 19 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 19UV 12Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Port Royal in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Port Royal 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 Port Royal?

Port Royal sits at 17.9°N, 76.8°W, 0 m above sea level, in Jamaica. The nearest listed city is Portmore, 6.0 km away.

Spanish TownOld HarbourLinsteadMay Pen

Topography around Port Royal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Port Royal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6 m around an average of 0 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 767 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,229 m.

The land around Port Royal is covered by water (94%) within 3 km, water (46%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and water (59%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
6 m
16 km
767 m
80 km
2,229 m
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August weather nearby: Portmore 6.0 km · Kingston 8.0 km · Half Way Tree 9.0 km · New Kingston 10 km · Spanish Town 14 km · Old Harbour 28 km · Linstead 30 km · May Pen 43 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 Port Royal (17.9374°, -76.8406°, 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).