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Jamaica (Montego Bay) weather in December

Is it warm? Yes. December in Jamaica (Montego Bay) is hot: afternoons average 29°C and nights 23°C. Most days (80%) peak between 27°C and 30°C.

Hot · average high

29°C

25°C or more on almost every day.

  • Average low23°overnight
  • Sea29°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days858 mm in the month
  • SkySome cloud39% cloud · 52% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every December afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 27° and 30°.

Number of December days by daily high, 2011–2025.

December, year by year

The average December high in each year. The warmest, 2025, averaged 30°C; the coolest, 2014, 28°C.

Average December high by year: 2011: 27.9°C, 2012: 28.4°C, 2013: 28.6°C, 2014: 27.5°C, 2015: 29.4°C, 2016: 28.6°C, 2017: 27.9°C, 2018: 29.2°C, 2019: 28.8°C, 2020: 27.8°C, 2021: 28.7°C, 2022: 28.2°C, 2023: 28.8°C, 2024: 28.4°C, 2025: 29.5°C.

Compared with home

Average December highs. Expect rain on about 8 days (58 mm in a typical month).

  • Jamaica (Montego Bay)29°
  • Cork10°
  • Dublin9°
  • London9°
  • Belfast8°
  • Manchester8°
  • Glasgow7°

Other months

Jamaica (Montego Bay) all year · Where else is hot in December

Warmer in December, not much further

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Jamaica (Montego Bay) is about 9h 15m.

  • Hot in Dec

    31°C average high

    avg high · 22° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day

    The Gambia

    The Gambia

    Sea
    25°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 6h
  • Hot in Dec

    30°C average high

    avg high · 25° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day

    Mombasa

    Kenya

    Sea
    29°
    Rain
    14 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 9h 45m
  • Hot in Dec

    30°C average high

    avg high · 26° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day

    Zanzibar

    Tanzania

    Sea
    30°
    Rain
    12 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 10h

Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology