Reading, Saint James, Jamaica Climate

Weather: 25.92°C/78.66°F, Wind SW at 2.06 km/h, 83% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

Reading Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 43.45 meters (142.55 feet) above sea level, Reading has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw). The district’s yearly temperature is 28.53ºC (83.35ºF) and it is 1.7% higher than Jamaica’s averages. Reading typically receives about 150.78 millimeters (5.94 inches) of precipitation and has 207.91 rainy days (56.96% of the time) annually.

CountryJamaica
CitySaint James
Longitude-77.9438811
Latitude18.4400403
Attitude/Elevation43.45m (142.55ft)
Local timeThursday 12:45
Annual high temperature29.82ºC (85.68ºF)
Annual low temperature26.63ºC (79.93ºF)
Average annual precip.150.78mm (5.94in)
Warmest monthAugust (31.3ºC / 88.34ºF)
Coldest MonthMarch (25.03ºC / 77.05ºF)
Wettest MonthOctober (255.97mm / 10.08in)
Driest MonthFebruary (47.13mm / 1.86in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)207.91 days (56.96%)
Days with no rain157.09 days (43.04%)
Humidity80.01%

Climate Reading: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)31.36(88.45)31.36(88.45)31.36(88.45)33.45(92.21)33.45(92.21)34.49(94.08)33.45(92.21)34.49(94.08)34.49(94.08)33.45(92.21)32.4(90.32)32.4(90.32)34.49(94.08)
Average high °C (°F)28.25(82.85)28.43(83.17)28.45(83.21)29.37(84.87)30.14(86.25)30.96(87.73)31.03(87.85)31.3(88.34)31.19(88.14)30.68(87.22)29.32(84.78)28.65(83.57)29.82(85.68)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.87(80.37)27.0(80.6)27.06(80.71)28.06(82.51)28.87(83.97)29.63(85.33)29.81(85.66)30.04(86.07)29.9(85.82)29.45(85.01)28.24(82.83)27.47(81.45)28.53(83.35)
Average low °C (°F)25.05(77.09)25.05(77.09)25.03(77.05)25.94(78.69)26.78(80.2)27.53(81.55)27.82(82.08)28.12(82.62)28.02(82.44)27.66(81.79)26.65(79.97)25.9(78.62)26.63(79.93)
Record low °C (°F)19.86(67.75)18.81(65.86)19.86(67.75)18.81(65.86)22.99(73.38)24.04(75.27)26.13(79.03)26.13(79.03)26.13(79.03)22.99(73.38)17.77(63.99)15.68(60.22)15.68(60.22)
Average precipitation mm (inches)78.77(3.1)47.13(1.86)55.82(2.2)128.21(5.05)253.49(9.98)183.39(7.22)146.45(5.77)220.13(8.67)237.78(9.36)255.97(10.08)139.75(5.5)62.49(2.46)150.78(5.94)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)12.5410.4510.2617.4921.9519.7619.022.4224.0422.8115.7711.417.33
Average relative humidity (%)80.0579.4978.7779.7580.0381.0880.4979.9479.4979.7180.7980.5480.01
Mean monthly sunshine hours9.1811.2911.2312.8413.2513.4313.5513.2812.558.698.338.3411.33

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Reading in recent years.

Reading

Reading Temperature by Month

August
30.04°C | 86.07°F
September
29.9°C | 85.82°F
July
29.81°C | 85.66°F
June
29.63°C | 85.33°F
October
29.45°C | 85.01°F
May
28.87°C | 83.97°F
November
28.24°C | 82.83°F
April
28.06°C | 82.51°F
December
27.47°C | 81.45°F
March
27.06°C | 80.71°F
February
27.0°C | 80.6°F
January
26.87°C | 80.37°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature31.36°C (88.45°F)30.78°C (87.4°F)30.31°C (86.56°F)
Avg Temperature30.31°C (86.56°F)29.74°C (85.53°F)29.27°C (84.69°F)
Min Temperature28.22°C (82.8°F)27.82°C (82.08°F)27.18°C (80.92°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point25.08°C (77.14°F)24.58°C (76.24°F)22.99°C (73.38°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation18.71mm | 0.74in6.49mm | 0.26in0.73mm | 0.03in201.1mm | 7.92in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind20.9kmh | 12.99mph14.23kmh | 8.84mph7.32kmh | 4.55mph
Gust Wind31.36kmh | 19.49mph20.43kmh | 12.69mph9.41kmh | 5.85mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure18.71mb6.49mb0.73mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
August° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2019-08-0130.31 | 86.5624.04 | 75.27767.32 | 4.5531.24 | 1057.7415.16 | 0.6
2019-08-0229.27 | 84.6924.04 | 75.277410.45 | 6.4931.27 | 1058.798.15 | 0.32
2019-08-0329.27 | 84.6925.08 | 77.147815.68 | 9.7431.27 | 1058.795.23 | 0.21
2019-08-0430.31 | 86.5625.08 | 77.147614.63 | 9.0931.3 | 1059.834.7 | 0.19
2019-08-0530.31 | 86.5624.04 | 75.277615.68 | 9.7431.3 | 1059.832.61 | 0.1
2019-08-0629.27 | 84.6925.08 | 77.147912.54 | 7.7931.3 | 1059.839.51 | 0.37
2019-08-0730.31 | 86.5625.08 | 77.147717.77 | 11.0431.3 | 1059.839.93 | 0.39
2019-08-0830.31 | 86.5625.08 | 77.147610.45 | 6.4931.33 | 1060.886.17 | 0.24
2019-08-0930.31 | 86.5625.08 | 77.147714.63 | 9.0931.3 | 1059.830.73 | 0.03
2019-08-1030.31 | 86.5625.08 | 77.147715.68 | 9.7431.3 | 1059.8311.92 | 0.47
2019-08-1129.27 | 84.6925.08 | 77.148014.63 | 9.0931.3 | 1059.8312.33 | 0.49
2019-08-1229.27 | 84.6924.04 | 75.277612.54 | 7.7931.27 | 1058.791.46 | 0.06
2019-08-1329.27 | 84.6924.04 | 75.277514.63 | 9.0931.27 | 1058.799.09 | 0.36
2019-08-1430.31 | 86.5625.08 | 77.147717.77 | 11.0431.3 | 1059.833.55 | 0.14
2019-08-1530.31 | 86.5624.04 | 75.277519.86 | 12.3431.33 | 1060.884.49 | 0.18
2019-08-1630.31 | 86.5624.04 | 75.277520.9 | 12.9931.36 | 1061.924.39 | 0.17
2019-08-1729.27 | 84.6925.08 | 77.147817.77 | 11.0431.33 | 1060.882.72 | 0.11
2019-08-1829.27 | 84.6924.04 | 75.277820.9 | 12.9931.3 | 1059.8311.71 | 0.46
2019-08-1929.27 | 84.6925.08 | 77.147917.77 | 11.0431.27 | 1058.798.05 | 0.32
2019-08-2030.31 | 86.5625.08 | 77.148018.81 | 11.6931.3 | 1059.8310.87 | 0.43
2019-08-2129.27 | 84.6925.08 | 77.148013.59 | 8.4431.33 | 1060.885.02 | 0.2
2019-08-2229.27 | 84.6925.08 | 77.14789.41 | 5.8531.3 | 1059.830.84 | 0.03
2019-08-2329.27 | 84.6924.04 | 75.27767.32 | 4.5531.3 | 1059.836.38 | 0.25
2019-08-2429.27 | 84.6924.04 | 75.277713.59 | 8.4431.3 | 1059.836.9 | 0.27
2019-08-2530.31 | 86.5625.08 | 77.147814.63 | 9.0931.3 | 1059.834.29 | 0.17
2019-08-2630.31 | 86.5625.08 | 77.147719.86 | 12.3431.3 | 1059.830.73 | 0.03
2019-08-2729.27 | 84.6925.08 | 77.147915.68 | 9.7431.27 | 1058.790.73 | 0.03
2019-08-2829.27 | 84.6924.04 | 75.277811.5 | 7.1531.27 | 1058.791.46 | 0.06
2019-08-2930.31 | 86.5624.04 | 75.27737.32 | 4.5531.2 | 1056.718.71 | 0.74
2019-08-3029.27 | 84.6922.99 | 73.38749.41 | 5.8531.24 | 1057.745.64 | 0.22
2019-08-3129.27 | 84.6924.04 | 75.27768.36 | 5.1931.24 | 1057.747.63 | 0.3

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