Port Royal in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Port Royal sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 164 mm of rain over about 31 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Port Royal's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Port Royal has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Port Royal's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 27°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 164 mm; 31 wet days
Avg wind: 12 km/h
Travel score: 6.7; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Port Royal in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.

A typical spring day in Port Royal reaches about 27°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Port Royal

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

spring sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Port Royal weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 22°	27	7.9	11	7.4
Feb	26° / 22°	21	7.1	11.4	7.5
Mar	26° / 22°	33	7.9	11.9	7.3
Apr	27° / 23°	35	9	12.4	6.9
May	28° / 24°	95	14.1	12.8	5.8
Jun	29° / 25°	75	11.6	13.1	5.4
Jul	29° / 25°	56	10.5	13	5.4
Aug	29° / 25°	85	14	12.6	4.9
Sep	29° / 25°	128	18.3	12.1	4.4
Oct	28° / 24°	153	21.7	11.6	4.4
Nov	27° / 24°	81	13.3	11.2	6.0
Dec	27° / 23°	43	9.6	10.9	6.9

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Port Royal gets around 164 mm of rain over 31 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 12 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early March to 13 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Port Royal

In seasonPeak

In spring, Port Royal overlaps its 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 spring a good time to visit Port Royal?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.7

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

6.9

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring 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 Spring

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

In spring, Port Royal sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Port Royal in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 28°C across spring — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	28
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	27	Warm
Feb	27	Warm
Mar	27	Warm
Apr	28	Warm
May	28	Tropical
Jun	28	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Port Royal in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	10	12	13	12	13	11	12	12	11	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	10	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Port Royal in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	8	10	10	12	19	32	31	25	17	14	9	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	12	Good
May	19	Moderate
Jun	32	Moderate
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	9	Good
Dec	8	Good

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.

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

water 94%

16 km

767 m

water 46%

80 km

2,229 m

water 59%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves

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Spring 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

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.