Savanna-la-Mar weather in January

In January, Savanna-la-Mar sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Savanna-la-Mar's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Savanna-la-Mar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:51 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
31%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Savanna-la-Mar is town in Jamaica.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Savanna-la-Mar reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Savanna-la-Mar

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

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

Savanna-la-Mar weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 12th-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°164.311.47.8
Mar27° / 24°246.411.97.5
Apr28° / 25°339.812.46.4
May29° / 26°9517.312.84.9
Jun29° / 27°7116.413.14.4
Jul30° / 27°6818.9134.2
Aug30° / 27°8719.512.64.1
Sep29° / 27°1132012.14.0
Oct29° / 26°10719.311.64.5
Nov28° / 26°508.511.16.3
Dec28° / 25°214.510.97.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Savanna-la-Mar gets around 14 mm of rain over 3.8 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 12% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
142472
242571
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642769
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1142967
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Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, 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 January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:485:43
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510.96:495:46
610.96:495:46
711.06:505:47
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1911.06:525:54
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Savanna-la-Mar

In seasonPeak

None of Savanna-la-Mar's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Savanna-la-Mar sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Savanna-la-Mar'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 January a good time to visit Savanna-la-Mar?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Savanna-la-Mar for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Savanna-la-Mar in January

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

In January, Savanna-la-Mar sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Savanna-la-Mar in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — 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
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Savanna-la-Mar in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Savanna-la-Mar 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
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Savanna-la-Mar in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Savanna-la-Mar 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 Savanna-la-Mar?

Savanna-la-Mar sits at 18.2°N, 78.1°W, 7 m above sea level, in Jamaica. The nearest listed city is Negril, 23 km away.

NegrilMontego BayBarrett TownFalmouthMandevilleMay PenOcho RiosOld Harbour

Topography around Savanna-la-Mar

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Savanna-la-Mar.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Savanna-la-Mar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 790 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 978 m.

The land around Savanna-la-Mar is covered by water (34%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, water (41%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and water (63%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
790 m
80 km
978 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Negril 23 km · Montego Bay 36 km · Barrett Town 48 km · Falmouth 59 km · Mandeville 69 km · May Pen 98 km · Ocho Rios 111 km · Old Harbour 113 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 Savanna-la-Mar (18.2189°, -78.1332°, elevation 7 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).