Linstead climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Linstead?

Linstead has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,016 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Linstead?

The hottest day measured in Linstead between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2023, reaching 35.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Linstead?

The coldest day measured in Linstead between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1956, at 13.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Linstead?

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

Q: Has the climate of Linstead warmed?

Yes: Linstead warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Linstead?

The wettest day measured in Linstead between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1953, with 176 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Linstead?

The windiest day measured in Linstead between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 2004, with winds reaching 67.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Linstead?

The warmest month in Linstead is August (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Linstead?

Linstead receives on average 1,016 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 190 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Linstead?

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

Linstead (Jamaica) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,016 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Linstead averages 0 frost days, 83 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 190 rainy days per year.

Linstead has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 6 August 2023) and the coldest 13.5 °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

LinsteadSaint Catherine Parish

coords: 18.14°, -77.03°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthOctoberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

24.8°C

Average daily high

28.5°C

Average daily low

22.0°C

Annual rainfall

1,016mm

Sunshine / day

11.1h

Mean relative humidity

81%

Average peak wind

14.4km/h

Seasonal range

3.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

83 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

190 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.2 °C

Average feels-like low

25.4 °C

Average peak gust

36.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

321 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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

35.0 °C

6 August 2023

Coldest day

13.5 °C

16 January 1956

Wettest day

176 mm

28 May 1953

Windiest day

67.0 km/h

11 September 2004

Strongest gust

155.2 km/h

11 September 2004

Hottest feels-like

40.5 °C

18 August 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.5 °C

16 January 1956

Sunniest day

12.8 h

26 June 1946

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.6 °C15 September 2025	19.4 °C20 March 2025	26.2 °C	1,065 mm	145
2024	33.4 °C10 September 2024	18.1 °C23 February 2024	26.3 °C	1,335 mm	154
2023	35.0 °C6 August 2023	18.8 °C16 January 2023	26.3 °C	1,010 mm	167
2022	34.0 °C22 July 2022	18.9 °C4 January 2022	25.8 °C	938 mm	130
2021	33.7 °C31 July 2021	19.0 °C6 January 2021	25.9 °C	715 mm	151
2020	34.7 °C7 July 2020	18.5 °C23 January 2020	26.3 °C	966 mm	175
2019	34.2 °C20 July 2019	20.0 °C26 January 2019	26.2 °C	807 mm	171
2018	34.3 °C17 August 2018	19.0 °C6 March 2018	25.7 °C	872 mm	128
2017	34.5 °C8 September 2017	18.3 °C21 January 2017	25.7 °C	1,284 mm	107
2016	33.3 °C28 September 2016	19.0 °C18 January 2016	25.7 °C	1,022 mm	107
2015	33.6 °C16 August 2015	18.2 °C12 February 2015	25.9 °C	577 mm	168
2014	33.9 °C6 August 2014	19.2 °C11 March 2014	25.6 °C	776 mm	142
2013	33.4 °C5 August 2013	19.1 °C1 March 2013	25.4 °C	764 mm	109
2012	32.7 °C29 July 2012	18.8 °C23 February 2012	25.1 °C	934 mm	83
2011	31.6 °C19 July 2011	18.0 °C6 January 2011	24.9 °C	1,138 mm	59
2010	31.6 °C17 May 2010	16.7 °C11 January 2010	25.1 °C	1,354 mm	68
2009	33.1 °C5 September 2009	17.9 °C16 February 2009	25.3 °C	946 mm	120
2008	32.4 °C21 August 2008	18.6 °C26 February 2008	24.8 °C	1,031 mm	46
2007	32.7 °C15 July 2007	19.5 °C27 January 2007	25.2 °C	1,296 mm	50
2006	31.8 °C20 June 2006	18.5 °C16 January 2006	25.3 °C	1,033 mm	95
2005	31.8 °C11 September 2005	17.7 °C22 January 2005	25.1 °C	1,449 mm	65
2004	32.4 °C28 June 2004	17.7 °C28 January 2004	25.1 °C	939 mm	108
2003	32.3 °C11 August 2003	19.0 °C26 February 2003	25.2 °C	1,040 mm	87
2002	32.5 °C30 July 2002	18.6 °C14 February 2002	25.2 °C	967 mm	75
2001	33.6 °C17 August 2001	16.1 °C8 March 2001	25.1 °C	846 mm	117
2000	33.7 °C19 August 2000	15.6 °C20 January 2000	24.7 °C	723 mm	89
1999	33.1 °C2 August 1999	16.0 °C28 December 1999	24.6 °C	1,137 mm	80
1998	34.0 °C13 August 1998	17.4 °C10 February 1998	25.5 °C	936 mm	133
1997	32.2 °C20 July 1997	17.4 °C17 December 1997	25.0 °C	731 mm	89
1996	32.0 °C21 July 1996	16.4 °C12 March 1996	24.4 °C	1,079 mm	74
1995	33.1 °C26 July 1995	17.2 °C23 March 1995	25.1 °C	873 mm	128
1994	33.3 °C21 July 1994	17.5 °C5 March 1994	25.1 °C	834 mm	109
1993	32.8 °C22 August 1993	16.7 °C2 February 1993	24.8 °C	1,099 mm	70
1992	32.7 °C29 July 1992	18.3 °C20 January 1992	25.1 °C	752 mm	96
1991	34.1 °C10 August 1991	16.6 °C11 February 1991	25.1 °C	646 mm	104
1990	32.9 °C22 August 1990	18.8 °C12 February 1990	25.3 °C	1,060 mm	119
1989	33.1 °C16 July 1989	17.4 °C13 March 1989	24.9 °C	792 mm	93
1988	32.6 °C15 June 1988	16.3 °C28 February 1988	25.0 °C	1,104 mm	75
1987	33.3 °C28 August 1987	17.9 °C10 February 1987	25.2 °C	1,325 mm	96
1986	32.6 °C26 July 1986	17.1 °C13 February 1986	24.7 °C	906 mm	83
1985	33.0 °C4 August 1985	16.9 °C20 January 1985	24.8 °C	770 mm	86
1984	33.3 °C16 August 1984	15.0 °C7 January 1984	24.9 °C	794 mm	95
1983	33.2 °C29 July 1983	16.4 °C13 March 1983	25.3 °C	840 mm	116
1982	32.6 °C23 August 1982	18.7 °C24 February 1982	24.9 °C	657 mm	87
1981	31.8 °C3 August 1981	15.9 °C13 January 1981	24.7 °C	1,169 mm	49
1980	32.6 °C26 July 1980	16.1 °C30 December 1980	24.8 °C	874 mm	85
1979	31.1 °C18 August 1979	17.8 °C28 January 1979	24.1 °C	1,177 mm	26
1978	31.7 °C16 August 1978	17.1 °C12 February 1978	24.5 °C	1,213 mm	57
1977	33.0 °C30 July 1977	15.9 °C21 January 1977	24.8 °C	1,130 mm	84
1976	33.1 °C6 August 1976	16.4 °C10 February 1976	24.4 °C	775 mm	88
1975	32.6 °C13 August 1975	15.9 °C23 December 1975	24.3 °C	867 mm	68
1974	33.5 °C17 August 1974	17.6 °C8 February 1974	24.2 °C	1,191 mm	62
1973	31.8 °C8 July 1973	16.4 °C14 December 1973	24.4 °C	1,179 mm	61
1972	31.7 °C14 August 1972	18.1 °C15 March 1972	24.2 °C	1,054 mm	53
1971	32.7 °C12 July 1971	17.5 °C24 January 1971	24.2 °C	1,037 mm	80
1970	33.2 °C19 July 1970	17.4 °C8 February 1970	24.6 °C	1,078 mm	77
1969	32.7 °C29 July 1969	17.5 °C21 February 1969	25.1 °C	1,034 mm	120
1968	33.3 °C26 August 1968	14.9 °C11 February 1968	24.4 °C	876 mm	102
1967	33.2 °C15 August 1967	17.7 °C16 January 1967	24.6 °C	651 mm	121
1966	33.2 °C29 August 1966	17.8 °C28 January 1966	24.3 °C	1,030 mm	84
1965	31.8 °C11 April 1965	17.2 °C30 January 1965	24.2 °C	907 mm	72
1964	31.3 °C2 August 1964	17.9 °C28 December 1964	24.2 °C	1,190 mm	32
1963	31.4 °C28 September 1963	16.7 °C8 February 1963	24.0 °C	1,430 mm	36
1962	32.2 °C16 July 1962	15.3 °C10 March 1962	24.0 °C	1,040 mm	60
1961	32.0 °C11 August 1961	18.4 °C27 January 1961	24.1 °C	1,194 mm	42
1960	31.7 °C7 September 1960	17.3 °C9 February 1960	24.0 °C	1,407 mm	22
1959	32.1 °C16 August 1959	17.5 °C5 December 1959	24.5 °C	910 mm	93
1958	32.1 °C23 April 1958	16.3 °C18 January 1958	24.6 °C	1,104 mm	105
1957	32.5 °C16 August 1957	17.3 °C21 February 1957	24.3 °C	895 mm	73
1956	31.6 °C18 August 1956	13.5 °C16 January 1956	23.8 °C	916 mm	52
1955	31.2 °C15 August 1955	16.1 °C16 January 1955	23.6 °C	1,250 mm	15
1954	32.1 °C5 August 1954	16.6 °C6 December 1954	23.9 °C	1,089 mm	41
1953	31.5 °C23 August 1953	17.1 °C3 January 1953	24.2 °C	1,171 mm	46
1952	31.6 °C24 May 1952	17.0 °C22 December 1952	24.2 °C	1,025 mm	53
1951	30.7 °C25 July 1951	15.6 °C13 March 1951	23.9 °C	1,027 mm	19
1950	31.7 °C7 August 1950	16.2 °C12 December 1950	23.5 °C	1,162 mm	27
1949	31.1 °C11 August 1949	16.6 °C11 March 1949	23.8 °C	1,142 mm	12
1948	31.3 °C3 September 1948	18.3 °C23 February 1948	24.3 °C	1,263 mm	35
1947	31.0 °C26 August 1947	17.3 °C17 February 1947	24.4 °C	921 mm	30
1946	32.0 °C30 August 1946	18.0 °C16 January 1946	24.3 °C	1,039 mm	58
1945	30.8 °C1 July 1945	17.1 °C7 February 1945	24.0 °C	1,103 mm	15
1944	31.1 °C9 August 1944	17.5 °C1 February 1944	23.9 °C	1,179 mm	12
1943	31.6 °C22 July 1943	17.6 °C26 January 1943	24.2 °C	1,225 mm	57
1942	31.2 °C27 July 1942	17.9 °C26 February 1942	24.4 °C	1,513 mm	47
1941	32.2 °C8 August 1941	16.8 °C13 January 1941	24.8 °C	805 mm	106
1940	32.4 °C6 August 1940	17.7 °C22 February 1940	24.6 °C	953 mm	105

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.6 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

145 d/yr

+62

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1065 mm

+49 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.2 °C	+0.6 °C	27 mm	-21 mm
Feb	27.6 °C	+0.7 °C	34 mm	-5 mm
Mar	28.4 °C	+0.7 °C	43 mm	-4 mm
Apr	28.1 °C	-0.3 °C	115 mm	+42 mm
May	29.9 °C	+1.0 °C	67 mm	-64 mm
Jun	30.7 °C	+1.2 °C	34 mm	-51 mm
Jul	32.0 °C	+1.5 °C	25 mm	-35 mm
Aug	32.8 °C	+2.2 °C	48 mm	-41 mm
Sep	32.2 °C	+2.3 °C	123 mm	-7 mm
Oct	29.4 °C	+0.7 °C	458 mm	+304 mm
Nov	28.6 °C	+1.0 °C	57 mm	-43 mm
Dec	28.2 °C	+1.4 °C	35 mm	-25 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.6 °C

15 Sep 2025

Coldest day

19.4 °C

20 Mar 2025

Wettest day

129.3 mm

28 Oct 2025

Windiest day

50.9 km/h

28 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

105.8 km/h

28 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.5 °C

18 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

20.8 °C

20 Mar 2025

Sunniest day

12.7 h

19 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Linstead?

Linstead has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,016 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Linstead?

The hottest day measured in Linstead between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2023, reaching 35.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Linstead?

The coldest day measured in Linstead between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1956, at 13.5 °C.

Does it snow in Linstead?

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

Has the climate of Linstead warmed?

Yes: Linstead warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Linstead?

The wettest day measured in Linstead between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1953, with 176 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Linstead?

The windiest day measured in Linstead between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 2004, with winds reaching 67.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Linstead?

The warmest month in Linstead is August (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Linstead?

Linstead receives on average 1,016 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 190 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Linstead?

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

Are there tropical nights in Linstead?

Yes: Linstead has on average 321 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Linstead?

In Linstead, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 18 August 2025, and the lowest was 13.5 °C on 16 January 1956.

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