Kingston climate — normals and trends
Kingston (Jamaica) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 862 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 August (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Kingston averages 0 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 171 rainy days per year.
Kingston 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 32.3 °C (on 7 July 2020) and the coldest 16.3 °C (on 10 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
KingstonKingston
- coords
- 18.00°, -76.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
27.4°C
Average daily low
23.1°C
Annual rainfall
862mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
15 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
171 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.3 °C
Average feels-like low
26.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
360 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · p = < 0.001
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
32.3 °C
7 July 2020
Coldest day
16.3 °C
10 January 1956
Wettest day
199 mm
28 October 2025
Windiest day
87.6 km/h
10 September 2004
Strongest gust
171.7 km/h
10 September 2004
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
7 September 2017
Coldest feels-like
15.1 °C
10 January 1956
Sunniest day
12.8 h
15 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 19 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 26.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 32 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 27.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 29 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 27.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 88 mm | +49 mm |
| May | 28.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 42 mm | -56 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 39 mm | -49 mm |
| Jul | 29.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 17 mm | -42 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 28 mm | -57 mm |
| Sep | 30.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 89 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 28.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 577 mm | +422 mm |
| Nov | 28.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 38 mm | -48 mm |
| Dec | 27.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 27 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kingston?
Kingston has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 862 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kingston?
The hottest day measured in Kingston between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 2020, reaching 32.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kingston?
The coldest day measured in Kingston between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1956, at 16.3 °C.
Does it snow in Kingston?
Almost never: Kingston sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kingston warmed?
Yes: Kingston warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kingston?
The wettest day measured in Kingston between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2025, with 199 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kingston?
The windiest day measured in Kingston between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 2004, with winds reaching 87.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kingston?
The warmest month in Kingston is August (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kingston?
Kingston receives on average 862 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kingston?
Kingston gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kingston?
Yes: Kingston has on average 360 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kingston?
In Kingston, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 7 September 2017, and the lowest was 15.1 °C on 10 January 1956.
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