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Destination

Jamaica

North America · Kingston

When to go

Seasonal calendar — from climate data and curated definitions.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Warm / beach
Dry season
Rainy season
Cyclone season
Air⌀ 25 °C
24
24
24
25
26
27
27
27
27
26
25
24
Sea⌀ 29 °C
28
27
28
28
29
29
29
30
31
31
30
29
Rainfall⌀ 125 mm
51
70
89
121
120
115
153
162
185
160
200
72
Wind⌀ 4 м/с
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Daylight⌀ 12 h
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
Tourism: 4.2M international tourists a year▲ +21% over 5 yearshigh
Darker cells mark peak months.· Wind: avg. daily max — handy for kite & wind sports

Public holidays

National holidays — closures and days off.

  • National Heroes Day

    October 16, 2026

    Fri · in 17d

  • Christmas Day

    December 25, 2026

    Fri · in 87d

  • St. Stephen's Day

    Boxing Day

    December 26, 2026

    Sat · in 88d

  • New Year's Day

    January 1, 2027

    Fri · in 94d

  • Ash Wednesday

    February 10, 2027

    Wed · in 134d

  • Good Friday

    March 26, 2027

    Fri · in 178d

  • Easter Monday

    March 29, 2027

    Mon · in 181d

  • Labour Day

    May 23, 2027

    Sun · in 236d

UNESCO sites

2

UNESCO World Heritage sites in this country.

  • The Archaeological Ensemble of 17th Century Port Royal
    2025Cultural
    The Archaeological Ensemble of 17th Century Port Royal©

    Port Royal is a small town located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
  • Blue and John Crow Mountains
    2015Mixed
    Blue and John Crow Mountains©

Car rental & driving

Whether your licence is recognized, and which side traffic drives on — per the UN road-traffic conventions.

Set your passport to see whether your licence is accepted.

Trafficleft-hand

Health

Yellow fevercert. if from risk countries
Malariano risk
Vaccines (CDC)
Hepatitis AHepatitis B

Country page on CDC

Internet

Connectivity on the road: coverage, data price, access.

Onlinewidely online90%
Mobile datacheap$0.7/GB
eSIM: Supported

Prices

Food
Healthy diet$610/day
Fuel
Gasoline$229/L
Diesel$263/L

About the country

Capital
Kingston
Continent
North America
Population
2,934,855
Area
10,991 km²
Currency
Dollar · JMD
Time zone
09:01UTC−5
Sockets
AB

110 V · 50 Hz

Emergency
119police
110ambulance
110fire
Calling code
++1-876
Languages
English