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Best time to visit Kingston

November is the best time to visit Kingston for general sightseeing, with average highs of 20 °C and about 6 wet days. The sea stays above 20 °C from November to June.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking November comfort 85/100
A beach holiday February sea 24 °C
The least cloud August 48 % average cloud cover
The least rain November 47 mm
Warmth February 23 °C
Cooler weather August 18 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 November 85 20 °C 6 63
2 December 83 21 °C 7 72
3 April 82 21 °C 7 74
4 October 82 19 °C 6 54
5 January 81 22 °C 6 79
6 May 80 20 °C 9 63
7 September 79 18 °C 7 48
8 March 78 23 °C 8 78
9 February 77 23 °C 7 81
10 June 77 19 °C 10 52
11 August 77 18 °C 8 44
12 July 76 18 °C 9 46

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 24 °C and air temperatures around 23 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from November to June.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 23 °C 22 °C 56 % 79
February 24 °C 23 °C 58 % 81
March 24 °C 23 °C 58 % 78
April 23 °C 21 °C 55 % 74
May 22 °C 20 °C 57 % 63
June 20 °C 19 °C 57 % 52
July 19 °C 18 °C 53 % 46
August 19 °C 18 °C 48 % 44
September 19 °C 18 °C 49 % 48
October 20 °C 19 °C 55 % 54
November 21 °C 20 °C 55 % 63
December 22 °C 21 °C 59 % 72

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 9 wet days and highs near 18 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 22.5 °C 59 mm 56 %
February 23.0 °C 70 mm 58 %
March 22.5 °C 78 mm 58 %
April 21.5 °C 66 mm 55 %
May 20.2 °C 81 mm 57 %
June 18.9 °C 92 mm 57 %
July 18.0 °C 83 mm 53 %
August 17.6 °C 67 mm 48 %
September 17.9 °C 53 mm 49 %
October 18.6 °C 51 mm 55 %
November 19.7 °C 47 mm 55 %
December 21.3 °C 75 mm 59 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.