Barrett Town climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Barrett Town?

Barrett Town has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,346 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Barrett Town?

The hottest day measured in Barrett Town between 1940 and 2025 was 21 April 1958, reaching 32.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Barrett Town?

The coldest day measured in Barrett Town between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1956, at 16.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Barrett Town?

Almost never: Barrett Town sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Barrett Town warmed?

Yes: Barrett Town warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Barrett Town?

The wettest day measured in Barrett Town between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2025, with 212 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Barrett Town?

The windiest day measured in Barrett Town between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 2004, with winds reaching 75.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Barrett Town?

The warmest month in Barrett Town is July (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Barrett Town?

Barrett Town receives on average 1,346 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 237 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Barrett Town?

Barrett Town gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Barrett Town (Jamaica) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,346 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is July (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Barrett Town averages 0 frost days, 84 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 237 rainy days per year.

Barrett Town has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 32.9 °C (on 21 April 1958) and the coldest 16.7 °C (on 16 January 1956).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

Barrett TownSaint James Parish

coords: 18.51°, -77.80°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

25.6°C

Average daily high

28.6°C

Average daily low

23.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,346mm

Sunshine / day

11.1h

Mean relative humidity

82%

Average peak wind

16.2km/h

Seasonal range

3.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

84 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

237 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.8 °C

Average feels-like low

26.8 °C

Average peak gust

34.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

362 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

32.9 °C

21 April 1958

Coldest day

16.7 °C

16 January 1956

Wettest day

212 mm

28 October 2025

Windiest day

75.3 km/h

11 September 2004

Strongest gust

158.0 km/h

11 September 2004

Hottest feels-like

40.4 °C

28 August 2023

Coldest feels-like

14.8 °C

13 January 1981

Sunniest day

12.8 h

10 July 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.4 °C29 August 2025	22.1 °C20 March 2025	26.9 °C	1,419 mm	149
2024	32.5 °C19 August 2024	20.4 °C23 February 2024	27.0 °C	1,590 mm	173
2023	32.8 °C28 July 2023	20.4 °C16 January 2023	26.9 °C	1,367 mm	174
2022	32.3 °C3 June 2022	20.8 °C15 January 2022	26.3 °C	1,504 mm	98
2021	32.0 °C21 June 2021	21.1 °C3 February 2021	26.4 °C	1,306 mm	125
2020	32.5 °C25 April 2020	19.2 °C23 January 2020	26.7 °C	1,241 mm	169
2019	32.4 °C21 June 2019	21.9 °C26 January 2019	26.6 °C	1,356 mm	145
2018	32.1 °C21 July 2018	20.9 °C6 March 2018	26.4 °C	1,373 mm	115
2017	32.5 °C30 July 2017	21.0 °C21 January 2017	26.4 °C	1,541 mm	131
2016	32.6 °C8 August 2016	21.4 °C11 February 2016	26.3 °C	1,306 mm	109
2015	32.6 °C29 June 2015	20.1 °C12 February 2015	26.3 °C	1,204 mm	137
2014	31.9 °C16 July 2014	21.5 °C26 February 2014	26.1 °C	1,352 mm	113
2013	31.9 °C23 September 2013	20.9 °C15 February 2013	26.1 °C	1,241 mm	105
2012	32.4 °C23 June 2012	21.1 °C4 January 2012	25.9 °C	1,190 mm	99
2011	31.8 °C6 August 2011	20.4 °C6 January 2011	25.9 °C	1,399 mm	107
2010	31.7 °C1 May 2010	17.7 °C11 January 2010	25.9 °C	1,587 mm	117
2009	32.1 °C11 September 2009	20.1 °C5 February 2009	26.0 °C	1,427 mm	118
2008	31.9 °C18 August 2008	21.3 °C30 January 2008	25.8 °C	1,238 mm	73
2007	32.1 °C13 July 2007	20.7 °C19 February 2007	26.1 °C	1,729 mm	88
2006	32.0 °C16 May 2006	19.5 °C14 February 2006	26.1 °C	1,325 mm	109
2005	32.0 °C19 June 2005	19.3 °C22 January 2005	26.1 °C	1,471 mm	120
2004	32.2 °C24 June 2004	20.0 °C30 January 2004	25.9 °C	1,058 mm	86
2003	31.2 °C28 August 2003	20.9 °C21 December 2003	26.1 °C	1,412 mm	105
2002	32.5 °C30 July 2002	20.8 °C9 January 2002	26.0 °C	1,181 mm	100
2001	31.3 °C13 August 2001	19.3 °C8 March 2001	25.7 °C	1,274 mm	92
2000	31.1 °C25 April 2000	18.7 °C20 January 2000	25.5 °C	1,133 mm	68
1999	32.0 °C10 August 1999	20.3 °C22 February 1999	25.6 °C	1,411 mm	91
1998	32.5 °C16 June 1998	20.1 °C10 February 1998	26.3 °C	1,172 mm	142
1997	31.8 °C3 May 1997	19.9 °C19 January 1997	25.9 °C	948 mm	126
1996	31.9 °C5 July 1996	19.6 °C13 March 1996	25.3 °C	1,403 mm	41
1995	32.3 °C2 July 1995	19.8 °C6 February 1995	25.8 °C	1,282 mm	124
1994	32.4 °C28 July 1994	20.0 °C5 March 1994	25.8 °C	1,343 mm	93
1993	31.7 °C14 August 1993	19.8 °C4 February 1993	25.6 °C	1,540 mm	84
1992	31.9 °C2 July 1992	19.5 °C6 January 1992	25.6 °C	1,155 mm	67
1991	31.6 °C21 July 1991	19.1 °C11 February 1991	25.8 °C	1,135 mm	96
1990	32.6 °C21 August 1990	21.1 °C29 March 1990	25.8 °C	1,305 mm	103
1989	31.5 °C15 July 1989	18.8 °C25 February 1989	25.5 °C	1,270 mm	77
1988	32.2 °C5 June 1988	20.4 °C27 February 1988	25.8 °C	1,288 mm	85
1987	31.6 °C26 June 1987	20.4 °C29 January 1987	25.9 °C	1,511 mm	118
1986	31.4 °C13 July 1986	19.3 °C3 March 1986	25.4 °C	1,243 mm	63
1985	31.8 °C16 June 1985	19.3 °C20 January 1985	25.3 °C	1,206 mm	53
1984	31.3 °C18 July 1984	18.9 °C7 January 1984	25.4 °C	1,320 mm	52
1983	32.0 °C23 June 1983	18.8 °C13 March 1983	25.9 °C	1,318 mm	102
1982	31.6 °C10 April 1982	20.1 °C24 February 1982	25.7 °C	1,026 mm	80
1981	31.4 °C31 July 1981	17.4 °C13 January 1981	25.5 °C	1,225 mm	63
1980	31.5 °C10 May 1980	19.1 °C5 February 1980	25.7 °C	1,378 mm	85
1979	31.5 °C9 August 1979	20.0 °C22 December 1979	25.2 °C	1,427 mm	30
1978	31.1 °C18 May 1978	18.0 °C23 February 1978	25.3 °C	1,680 mm	46
1977	31.9 °C8 September 1977	18.1 °C20 January 1977	25.5 °C	1,502 mm	64
1976	31.9 °C6 August 1976	18.6 °C10 February 1976	25.2 °C	1,006 mm	81
1975	31.8 °C10 April 1975	18.9 °C25 December 1975	25.2 °C	1,189 mm	52
1974	31.4 °C24 June 1974	19.3 °C8 February 1974	25.1 °C	1,344 mm	35
1973	32.5 °C7 April 1973	18.3 °C12 February 1973	25.3 °C	1,482 mm	65
1972	31.1 °C30 June 1972	19.6 °C20 February 1972	25.2 °C	1,381 mm	46
1971	31.4 °C21 July 1971	18.8 °C21 January 1971	25.0 °C	1,442 mm	37
1970	31.6 °C21 August 1970	18.8 °C10 January 1970	25.4 °C	1,184 mm	71
1969	32.1 °C24 July 1969	19.5 °C21 February 1969	25.7 °C	1,307 mm	116
1968	31.9 °C4 May 1968	17.8 °C10 February 1968	25.2 °C	1,265 mm	69
1967	31.5 °C16 September 1967	20.0 °C7 February 1967	25.3 °C	1,066 mm	58
1966	31.2 °C6 August 1966	19.6 °C31 January 1966	25.0 °C	1,424 mm	65
1965	31.3 °C21 July 1965	19.8 °C18 January 1965	25.1 °C	1,053 mm	80
1964	30.6 °C15 March 1964	20.4 °C28 December 1964	25.2 °C	1,538 mm	40
1963	30.8 °C30 August 1963	18.7 °C8 February 1963	25.0 °C	1,698 mm	36
1962	31.2 °C12 July 1962	19.0 °C9 March 1962	25.0 °C	1,362 mm	61
1961	31.9 °C26 May 1961	20.7 °C27 January 1961	25.1 °C	1,526 mm	47
1960	31.2 °C18 March 1960	19.8 °C10 February 1960	25.1 °C	1,685 mm	54
1959	31.9 °C6 August 1959	19.8 °C5 December 1959	25.2 °C	1,322 mm	65
1958	32.9 °C21 April 1958	18.2 °C3 February 1958	25.5 °C	1,139 mm	131
1957	31.8 °C4 May 1957	19.2 °C11 March 1957	25.2 °C	1,356 mm	95
1956	30.9 °C8 July 1956	16.7 °C16 January 1956	24.8 °C	1,311 mm	32
1955	31.8 °C20 May 1955	19.4 °C10 January 1955	24.9 °C	1,327 mm	34
1954	31.7 °C14 May 1954	19.2 °C10 February 1954	25.1 °C	1,481 mm	81
1953	31.8 °C23 August 1953	19.8 °C16 February 1953	25.3 °C	1,348 mm	90
1952	31.6 °C26 March 1952	18.3 °C28 February 1952	25.2 °C	1,322 mm	83
1951	32.6 °C11 April 1951	19.1 °C23 February 1951	25.0 °C	1,191 mm	91
1950	30.8 °C11 August 1950	17.8 °C12 December 1950	24.6 °C	1,401 mm	36
1949	31.9 °C10 August 1949	19.6 °C10 March 1949	25.0 °C	1,549 mm	45
1948	32.0 °C1 April 1948	20.3 °C15 January 1948	25.3 °C	1,500 mm	43
1947	31.4 °C11 July 1947	20.0 °C18 February 1947	25.4 °C	1,297 mm	62
1946	31.8 °C7 July 1946	20.3 °C22 March 1946	25.3 °C	1,299 mm	68
1945	31.6 °C25 June 1945	19.9 °C29 January 1945	25.0 °C	1,434 mm	31
1944	31.4 °C7 March 1944	19.6 °C9 February 1944	25.2 °C	1,346 mm	60
1943	31.5 °C22 July 1943	19.6 °C26 January 1943	25.1 °C	1,599 mm	59
1942	31.5 °C3 July 1942	20.1 °C6 February 1942	25.3 °C	1,749 mm	51
1941	31.6 °C14 June 1941	19.4 °C13 January 1941	25.5 °C	1,179 mm	65
1940	31.5 °C4 July 1940	20.0 °C22 February 1940	25.3 °C	1,356 mm	84

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.5 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

149 d/yr

+65

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1419 mm

+73 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.7 °C	+1.0 °C	24 mm	-27 mm
Feb	28.1 °C	+1.0 °C	38 mm	-9 mm
Mar	28.7 °C	+0.8 °C	60 mm	+2 mm
Apr	28.4 °C	-0.1 °C	120 mm	+27 mm
May	30.0 °C	+0.9 °C	96 mm	-90 mm
Jun	30.9 °C	+1.1 °C	74 mm	-68 mm
Jul	30.7 °C	+0.6 °C	99 mm	-25 mm
Aug	31.3 °C	+1.2 °C	90 mm	-58 mm
Sep	30.9 °C	+1.0 °C	229 mm	+56 mm
Oct	29.6 °C	+0.6 °C	501 mm	+330 mm
Nov	29.0 °C	+1.1 °C	56 mm	-40 mm
Dec	28.5 °C	+1.4 °C	33 mm	-25 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.4 °C

29 Aug 2025

Coldest day

22.1 °C

20 Mar 2025

Wettest day

212.3 mm

28 Oct 2025

Windiest day

63.1 km/h

28 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

108.4 km/h

28 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.1 °C

18 Sep 2025

Coldest feels-like

22.4 °C

28 Oct 2025

Sunniest day

12.8 h

10 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Barrett Town?

Barrett Town has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,346 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Barrett Town?

The hottest day measured in Barrett Town between 1940 and 2025 was 21 April 1958, reaching 32.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Barrett Town?

The coldest day measured in Barrett Town between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1956, at 16.7 °C.

Does it snow in Barrett Town?

Almost never: Barrett Town sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Barrett Town warmed?

Yes: Barrett Town warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Barrett Town?

The wettest day measured in Barrett Town between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2025, with 212 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Barrett Town?

The windiest day measured in Barrett Town between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 2004, with winds reaching 75.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Barrett Town?

The warmest month in Barrett Town is July (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Barrett Town?

Barrett Town receives on average 1,346 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 237 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Barrett Town?

Barrett Town gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Barrett Town?

Yes: Barrett Town has on average 362 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Barrett Town?

In Barrett Town, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 28 August 2023, and the lowest was 14.8 °C on 13 January 1981.

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