Montego Bay (Jamaica) weather in November

November in Montego Bay: sweltering, rainy, with clean air — fine if you can take 37°C afternoons.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Montego Bay🇯🇲 Jamaica · Greater Antilles · Beach81
  1. 91Jan
  2. 91Feb
  3. 88Mar
  4. 84Apr
  5. 75May
  6. 79Jun
  7. 80Jul
  8. 77Aug
  9. 76Sep
  10. 73Oct
  11. 81Nov
  12. 89Dec

#6 of 12 months in Montego Bay · #406 of 1413 destinations to visit in November · comfort 81/100 (tier A)

Days
32°C
Nights
24°C
Wet days
18
Sun
9.4 h
Humidity
84%
Daylight
11 h
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Photo: Malcolm Garret · Pexels

Traveller notes on Montego Bay in November

Other months in Montego Bay

Regulars are specific this counts among the driest windows of the year here relative to what follows, December through April historically the lower-rain stretch, though real showers remain common even in the better months, one visitor reporting rain lasting only about 30 minutes during their entire stay. Our row backs that hot, genuinely wet read, 32.3C reading as a scorching 37C, over 23.7C nights feeling 28C, with a substantial 121.3mm of rain across 19.1 days and humidity at 80 percent. Regulars are consistent low humidity and warm sunny days are the more common experience overall, brief showers rarely disrupting a full day of beach time. This remains one of the recommended windows to visit, spanning November through April by local consensus. The sea sits at a bath-warm 28.1C. The record: 11.6 hours of sun, a 15.5 kph wind and AQI 41.
DrierThanWhatFollowsQuickShowers · April · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Montego Bay-forum threads on September weather are direct about the odds: better than half the days in the month bring some rain, and muggy conditions are described as close to constant regardless of whether it's actively raining. The one consistent silver lining - rain here normally arrives as a short, heavy shower rather than a persistent drizzle, sun typically back out not long after. Posters who've stayed a week or more report getting only two or three genuinely rainy days out of the whole trip. Early September marks the peak of hurricane season, and while regulars call a direct hit statistically unlikely, several note it's still worth checking the tropical outlook and having travel insurance in place. The record: a scorching 33.9C by day feeling like a punishing 40C, 25C nights, a notably high 185mm across 26.2 days, 83 percent humidity, a 30.9C sea and 10.7 hours of sun.
DoctorsCaveSeptemberRegular · September · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Montego Bay-forum threads on March weather call it, along with February, the island's best month - high season, and resorts price accordingly. Showers are consistently described as short-lived when they happen: heavy but quick, feeling refreshing rather than ruining, usually followed by sunshine, with overcast stretches called genuinely rare. Experiences still vary a lot, though - one poster reports ten straight days of perfect sun with zero precipitation in late March, another describes close to the opposite, both from the same time of year. The record leans toward the wetter half of that range: 31.7C days feeling like a sticky 35C, 22.7C nights, 70mm across 16.1 days, a 27.3C sea, 79 percent humidity and 11.1 hours of sun - genuinely warm and genuinely showery, in short bursts rather than washed-out days.
HipStripMarchRegular · March · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
December opens Jamaica's high season and regulars say the season exists for a reason: this is some of the best weather of the year, with the driest stretch running December to March. Our row's 13 precipitation days look alarming until you read the 43.6mm they carry and the forum's description of how it falls - hard and fast along the coast, then breaking for the day into bright sun. Reports range from a single hour-long afternoon shower to nothing at all across a week, with two days of rain from a tropical storm as the worst anyone offers; storms and hurricanes in December they call extremely unlikely. Middays are still properly hot. The record: 31.3C days that feel like 35C, 23.4C nights, 9.8 hours of sun and a 28.7C sea.
HardFastThenSunAgain · December · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

Add your own note from Montego Bay's card on the map.

Montego Bay climate normals — November

Daytime high32°C / 90°F🔥 sweltering
Nighttime low24°C / 75°F
Feels like (high)37°C / 99°F
Sea temperature30°C / 86°F♨️ bath-warm
Rainfall117 mm / 4.6 in🌧 rainy
Rainy days18 days
Humidity84%💦 very humid
Dew point23°C / 74°F
Sunshine9.4 h/day
Daylight11.3 h
Wind16 km/h / 10 mph
Air quality (US AQI)30🍃 good

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Montego Bay in November

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

BusyWinter and cruise season(estimated)

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Best months for Montego Bay's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Fair weatherMontego Bay's weather peaks December–February, best around January.

JFMAMJJASOND

Best weatherFair weatherToughest weather

What's on in Montego Bay in November

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Hazard

    Hurricane season

    1 Jun – 30 Nov

    Melissa came ashore in Westmoreland at the end of October 2025 as the strongest storm on record to hit Jamaica, and the west of the island is still rebuilding. September and October are the weeks that count. Source ↗

  • Season

    Winter and cruise season

    15 Nov – 15 Apr · usuallyCrowded

    Ships call at the Freeport pier through the winter and the Hip Strip works to their schedule. The all-inclusives along the coast run full and dear, and the airport transfer queue is its own event.

What's on around the world in November →

Nearby, and something's on

Within 300 km of Montego Bay — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.

Where is Montego Bay?

Loading map…

Montego Bay in November — FAQ

Is November a good time to visit Montego Bay?
November in Montego Bay: sweltering, rainy, with clean air — fine if you can take 37°C afternoons. It ranks #6 of 12 months for Montego Bay on SeasonMap's comfort score (81/100).
What is the weather like in Montego Bay in November?
In November, Montego Bay averages a daily high of 32.1°C and a low of 24.1°C, with about 117.2 mm of rain over roughly 17.7 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Montego Bay in November?
Montego Bay has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 30 in November.

Within 300 km: Ocho Rios' Cruise season around 1 Nov – 30 Apr.