Beach
Great Bay
St. Elizabeth · Jamaica · Caribbean Sea
17.8643, -77.7372 · Southfield, 8 km
- 30°Sea · September
- 31°High · April
- 8.0 hSunshine · April
Your month at the beach
Great Bay in January
- 28°CAir, daytime high22°C at night
- 27°CSea temperature
- 6.6 hSunshine a day
- 6 daysRainy days in the month43 mm in total
- 20 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Great Bay in February
- 29°CAir, daytime high23°C at night
- 27°CSea temperature
- 7.3 hSunshine a day
- 5 daysRainy days in the month23 mm in total
- 20 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Great Bay in March
- 30°CAir, daytime high23°C at night
- 27°CSea temperature
- 7.6 hSunshine a day
- 8 daysRainy days in the month36 mm in total
- 19 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Great Bay in April
- 31°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 8.0 hSunshine a day
- 7 daysRainy days in the month51 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Great Bay in May
- 30°CAir, daytime high25°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 7.2 hSunshine a day
- 15 daysRainy days in the month126 mm in total
- 20 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Great Bay in June
- 30°CAir, daytime high25°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 7.4 hSunshine a day
- 11 daysRainy days in the month91 mm in total
- 23 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Great Bay in July
- 30°CAir, daytime high25°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 7.8 hSunshine a day
- 10 daysRainy days in the month69 mm in total
- 21 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Great Bay in August
- 30°CAir, daytime high26°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 7.4 hSunshine a day
- 15 daysRainy days in the month95 mm in total
- 19 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Great Bay in September
- 30°CAir, daytime high26°C at night
- 30°CSea temperature
- 7.0 hSunshine a day
- 18 daysRainy days in the month128 mm in total
- 15 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Great Bay in October
- 29°CAir, daytime high25°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 6.2 hSunshine a day
- 18 daysRainy days in the month162 mm in total
- 15 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Great Bay in November
- 29°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 6.4 hSunshine a day
- 12 daysRainy days in the month92 mm in total
- 17 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Great Bay in December
- 28°CAir, daytime high23°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 6.5 hSunshine a day
- 7 daysRainy days in the month49 mm in total
- 20 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
The beach itself
- 48Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap Places to stay near Great Bay ↗
- 73 kmAirport: Sangster International Airport (MBJ)In a straight line; by road it is further
No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.
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January from 2020 to 2025
In January 2025 the sea averaged 28.0 °C — 0.7 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
February from 2020 to 2025
In February 2025 the sea averaged 27.8 °C — 0.7 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.8 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
March from 2020 to 2025
In March 2025 the sea averaged 28.4 °C — 1.2 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
April from 2020 to 2025
In April 2025 the sea averaged 28.5 °C — 0.6 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 30.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
May from 2020 to 2025
In May 2025 the sea averaged 29.1 °C — 0.8 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 30.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
June from 2020 to 2025
In June 2025 the sea averaged 28.8 °C — 0.3 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.5 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.7 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
July from 2020 to 2025
In July 2025 the sea averaged 28.9 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 30.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
August from 2020 to 2025
In August 2025 the sea averaged 29.9 °C — 0.7 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 30.4 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
September from 2020 to 2025
In September 2025 the sea averaged 30.4 °C — 0.8 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 30.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
October from 2020 to 2025
In October 2025 the sea averaged 30.3 °C — 1.0 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
November from 2020 to 2025
In November 2025 the sea averaged 29.1 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.8 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
December from 2020 to 2025
In December 2025 the sea averaged 28.4 °C — 0.3 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.3 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
When to go
1991–2020 averagesThe year at a glance
- Jan27°7 h43 mm
- Feb27°7 h23 mm
- Mar27°8 h36 mm
- Apr28°8 h51 mm
- May28°7 h126 mm
- Jun28°7 h91 mm
- Jul29°8 h69 mm
- Aug29°7 h95 mm
- Sep30°7 h128 mm
- Oct29°6 h162 mm
- Nov29°6 h92 mm
- Dec28°6 h49 mm
Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.
Sea temperature
1991–2020 averagesClimate through the year
1991–2020 averagesRain
Sunshine
Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.
Month by month
1991–2020 averagesEvery month at Great Bay: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
| Month | High°C | Low°C | Sea°C | Rainmm | Rainy daysdays | Sunshineh/day | Windkm/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28 | 22 | 27 | 43 | 6 | 6.6 | 20 |
| February | 29 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 7.3 | 20 |
| March | 30 | 23 | 27 | 36 | 8 | 7.6 | 19 |
| April | 31 | 24 | 28 | 51 | 7 | 8.0 | 18 |
| May | 30 | 25 | 28 | 126 | 15 | 7.2 | 20 |
| June | 30 | 25 | 28 | 91 | 11 | 7.4 | 23 |
| July | 30 | 25 | 29 | 69 | 10 | 7.8 | 21 |
| August | 30 | 26 | 29 | 95 | 15 | 7.4 | 19 |
| Septemberwarmest sea | 30 | 26 | 30 | 128 | 18 | 7.0 | 15 |
| October | 29 | 25 | 29 | 162 | 18 | 6.2 | 15 |
| November | 29 | 24 | 29 | 92 | 12 | 6.4 | 17 |
| December | 28 | 23 | 28 | 49 | 7 | 6.5 | 20 |
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Photos
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About these numbers
Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.
| What | Where it comes from | Nearest measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Air, rain and sunshine | NASA POWER | 29 km away |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020 | 12 km away |
| 2020–2025, month by month | NASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.1 | 29 km away |
| Lifeguards and places to stay | OpenStreetMap | within 1–5 km |
| Nearest airport | OurAirports | straight-line distance |
| Image at the top | Sentinel-2 cloudless (EOX) | at this spot |
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