Thornton, Saint Thomas, Jamaica Climate

Weather: 25.09°C/77.16°F, Wind SW at 4.79 km/h, 88% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

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Thornton Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 55.83 meters (183.17 feet) above sea level, Thornton has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw). The district’s yearly temperature is 26.39ºC (79.5ºF) and it is -0.44% lower than Jamaica’s averages. Thornton typically receives about 283.51 millimeters (11.16 inches) of precipitation and has 303.71 rainy days (83.21% of the time) annually.

CountryJamaica
CitySaint Thomas
Longitude-76.3463624
Latitude17.9232645
Attitude/Elevation55.83m (183.17ft)
Local timeFriday 11:14
Annual high temperature27.45ºC (81.41ºF)
Annual low temperature24.65ºC (76.37ºF)
Average annual precip.283.51mm (11.16in)
Warmest monthSeptember (28.89ºC / 84.0ºF)
Coldest MonthMarch (23.08ºC / 73.54ºF)
Wettest MonthOctober (410.21mm / 16.15in)
Driest MonthFebruary (157.34mm / 6.19in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)303.71 days (83.21%)
Days with no rain61.29000000000002 days (16.79%)
Humidity79.64%

Climate Thornton: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)28.5(83.3)27.52(81.54)28.5(83.3)29.49(85.08)29.49(85.08)29.49(85.08)30.47(86.85)31.45(88.61)31.45(88.61)30.47(86.85)29.49(85.08)28.5(83.3)31.45(88.61)
Average high °C (°F)26.19(79.14)26.15(79.07)26.13(79.03)26.95(80.51)27.41(81.34)28.11(82.6)28.57(83.43)28.83(83.89)28.89(84.0)28.39(83.1)27.28(81.1)26.53(79.75)27.45(81.41)
Daily mean °C (°F)24.97(76.95)25.0(77.0)25.04(77.07)25.88(78.58)26.51(79.72)27.2(80.96)27.56(81.61)27.77(81.99)27.76(81.97)27.27(81.09)26.28(79.3)25.5(77.9)26.39(79.5)
Average low °C (°F)23.21(73.78)23.21(73.78)23.08(73.54)23.96(75.13)24.81(76.66)25.59(78.06)25.76(78.37)26.02(78.84)25.82(78.48)25.5(77.9)24.75(76.55)24.07(75.33)24.65(76.37)
Record low °C (°F)17.69(63.84)17.69(63.84)17.69(63.84)20.64(69.15)21.62(70.92)22.61(72.7)22.61(72.7)21.62(70.92)21.62(70.92)19.66(67.39)18.68(65.62)19.66(67.39)17.69(63.84)
Average precipitation mm (inches)173.89(6.85)157.34(6.19)172.15(6.78)215.6(8.49)380.76(14.99)297.19(11.7)305.24(12.02)369.98(14.57)329.26(12.96)410.21(16.15)346.95(13.66)243.5(9.59)283.51(11.16)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)23.7722.5224.5723.9427.0825.7325.227.3426.127.6126.023.8525.31
Average relative humidity (%)78.4878.7978.5279.5280.9881.3179.9280.079.3179.9979.6279.2479.64
Mean monthly sunshine hours7.9510.610.4512.1512.0612.1212.4112.1711.799.467.737.7810.56

Climate Graph

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

Thornton

Thornton Temperature by Month

August
27.77°C | 81.99°F
September
27.76°C | 81.97°F
July
27.56°C | 81.61°F
October
27.27°C | 81.09°F
June
27.2°C | 80.96°F
May
26.51°C | 79.72°F
November
26.28°C | 79.3°F
April
25.88°C | 78.58°F
December
25.5°C | 77.9°F
March
25.04°C | 77.07°F
February
25.0°C | 77.0°F
January
24.97°C | 76.95°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature29.49°C (85.08°F)28.76°C (83.77°F)26.54°C (79.77°F)
Avg Temperature28.5°C (83.3°F)27.71°C (81.88°F)26.54°C (79.77°F)
Min Temperature27.52°C (81.54°F)26.41°C (79.54°F)24.57°C (76.23°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point24.57°C (76.23°F)23.72°C (74.7°F)23.59°C (74.46°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation78.34mm | 3.08in12.68mm | 0.5in0.1mm | 0.0in393.17mm | 15.48in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind23.59kmh | 14.66mph16.08kmh | 9.99mph6.88kmh | 4.28mph
Gust Wind35.38kmh | 21.98mph23.56kmh | 14.64mph9.83kmh | 6.11mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure78.34mb12.68mb0.1mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
August° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2014-08-0127.52 | 81.5423.59 | 74.467812.78 | 7.9429.4 | 995.680.29 | 0.01
2014-08-0227.52 | 81.5423.59 | 74.468017.69 | 10.9929.4 | 995.682.85 | 0.11
2014-08-0327.52 | 81.5423.59 | 74.468019.66 | 12.2229.43 | 996.667.96 | 0.31
2014-08-0427.52 | 81.5423.59 | 74.468123.59 | 14.6629.46 | 997.6412.58 | 0.5
2014-08-0528.5 | 83.323.59 | 74.468112.78 | 7.9429.49 | 998.631.08 | 0.04
2014-08-0628.5 | 83.323.59 | 74.468111.79 | 7.3329.43 | 996.668.85 | 0.35
2014-08-0727.52 | 81.5423.59 | 74.468217.69 | 10.9929.43 | 996.6640.1 | 1.58
2014-08-0827.52 | 81.5423.59 | 74.467918.68 | 11.6129.46 | 997.648.06 | 0.32
2014-08-0927.52 | 81.5423.59 | 74.468113.76 | 8.5529.43 | 996.669.24 | 0.36
2014-08-1026.54 | 79.7723.59 | 74.468319.66 | 12.2229.43 | 996.6678.34 | 3.08
2014-08-1127.52 | 81.5423.59 | 74.468016.71 | 10.3829.46 | 997.6425.06 | 0.99
2014-08-1227.52 | 81.5423.59 | 74.467915.73 | 9.7729.46 | 997.641.97 | 0.08
2014-08-1327.52 | 81.5424.57 | 76.238319.66 | 12.2229.46 | 997.6412.29 | 0.48
2014-08-1428.5 | 83.324.57 | 76.238115.73 | 9.7729.46 | 997.640.98 | 0.04
2014-08-1528.5 | 83.323.59 | 74.467721.62 | 13.4329.46 | 997.641.18 | 0.05
2014-08-1628.5 | 83.323.59 | 74.467816.71 | 10.3829.46 | 997.641.67 | 0.07
2014-08-1728.5 | 83.323.59 | 74.468117.69 | 10.9929.46 | 997.643.74 | 0.15
2014-08-1828.5 | 83.324.57 | 76.238119.66 | 12.2229.43 | 996.665.5 | 0.22
2014-08-1927.52 | 81.5423.59 | 74.468112.78 | 7.9429.43 | 996.660.69 | 0.03
2014-08-2027.52 | 81.5423.59 | 74.467913.76 | 8.5529.46 | 997.645.8 | 0.23
2014-08-2128.5 | 83.323.59 | 74.467713.76 | 8.5529.46 | 997.642.56 | 0.1
2014-08-2228.5 | 83.323.59 | 74.468116.71 | 10.3829.37 | 994.691.38 | 0.05
2014-08-2327.52 | 81.5423.59 | 74.468110.81 | 6.7229.29 | 991.758.75 | 0.34
2014-08-2427.52 | 81.5423.59 | 74.46816.88 | 4.2829.26 | 990.762.95 | 0.12
2014-08-2527.52 | 81.5423.59 | 74.46828.85 | 5.529.26 | 990.766.29 | 0.25
2014-08-2627.52 | 81.5423.59 | 74.468213.76 | 8.5529.34 | 993.717.08 | 0.28
2014-08-2727.52 | 81.5424.57 | 76.238620.64 | 12.8329.4 | 995.6820.25 | 0.8
2014-08-2827.52 | 81.5423.59 | 74.468215.73 | 9.7729.4 | 995.687.86 | 0.31
2014-08-2926.54 | 79.7723.59 | 74.468420.64 | 12.8329.4 | 995.6845.8 | 1.8
2014-08-3026.54 | 79.7723.59 | 74.468618.68 | 11.6129.46 | 997.6461.92 | 2.44
2014-08-3127.52 | 81.5423.59 | 74.468113.76 | 8.5529.46 | 997.640.1 | 0.0

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