Jamaica November — the Caribbean coast returning to clear skies as the hurricane season draws to a close

Jamaica · Jamaica

November

Hurricane season ends and the beaches slowly wake up — the value shoulder before Christmas peak.

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#7 of 12 months

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Climate

High

30°C

Low

24°C

Rain

71mm

Sun

7.5hrs/day

30-year climate normals · Open Meteo ERA5

How November scores in Jamaica

Weather
Good
Value
Very good
Crowds
Very good
Events
Above average
Atmosphere
Very good

What you gain in November

  • The Atlantic hurricane season officially ends November 30, and the second half of November delivers meaningfully improving weather — rainfall drops from 176mm (October) to 71mm, sunshine hours improve, and the Negril and Montego Bay coasts begin to return to their dry-season reliability
  • Pre-Christmas pricing makes November one of the best value months for quality villa rentals — the boutique properties and private villas that peak at US$3,000–5,000 per week in January/February drop to US$1,000–1,500 in November; the same quality of property and service at a fraction of the cost
  • Thanksgiving week (last week of November) is the first significant demand pulse of the winter season — American families treat Jamaica as the warm-weather Thanksgiving destination, and the festive atmosphere created by US guests arriving with holiday spirit creates a pre-peak preview without the January prices

What you sacrifice

  • Early November carries the tail of hurricane season — while the statistical risk decreases significantly after October 15, November is not risk-free; the first two weeks of November should be treated as shoulder-storm risk territory
  • The beach experience in November is improving but not yet at peak-season standard — beach bars and water sports operations are gradually reopening after their low-season closures, and the full infrastructure of December–April is not yet assembled
  • Prices begin climbing from the October low in November as the winter season demand builds — the ultra-cheap October rates are replaced by affordable-to-moderate November pricing that heads toward expensive by mid-December

How November compares to July (best month)

FactorNovemberJuly
Weather
6
8
Value
7
6
Crowds
7
6

November in other destinations

Lisbon (16.8°C)Barcelona (16.5°C)Tokyo (16.6°C)Bali (30.8°C)Santorini (17.5°C)Paris (10.5°C)New York (11°C)Marrakech (21.3°C)Amsterdam (9.2°C)Maldives (30°C)Rome (15.5°C)Bangkok (30.2°C)Istanbul (13.8°C)Vienna (7.8°C)Seoul (10.4°C)Dubrovnik (15.4°C)Rio de Janeiro (28.8°C)Kyoto (16.9°C)Phuket (31.7°C)Cape Town (23.7°C)Prague (7°C)Amalfi Coast (16°C)Mexico City (22°C)Medellín (27°C)Fiji (29°C)London (11°C)Sydney (24°C)Iceland (4°C)Tulum (29°C)Dubai (29°C)Singapore (31°C)Hoi An (27°C)Chiang Mai (29°C)Miami (27.2°C)Florence (13.6°C)Queenstown (18.5°C)Madrid (13°C)Porto (17°C)Edinburgh (9°C)Copenhagen (8°C)Budapest (9°C)Kraków (6°C)Tbilisi (11°C)Palawan (30°C)Hanoi (25°C)Osaka (16°C)Goa (32°C)Cusco (21°C)Buenos Aires (26°C)Mykonos (17°C)Zanzibar (30°C)Sri Lanka (30°C)Costa Rica (25°C)Cancun (29°C)Krabi (32°C)Athens (18°C)Seville (18°C)Cartagena (31°C)Siem Reap (29°C)Havana (27°C)Split (15°C)Taipei (23°C)Kuala Lumpur (32°C)Valletta (20°C)Ho Chi Minh City (32°C)Hawaii (28°C)Cappadocia (12°C)Dominican Republic (29°C)Tanzania (26°C)Seychelles (29°C)Nepal (21°C)Jordan (19°C)Azores (19°C)Bora Bora (29°C)Los Angeles (22.1°C)Cairo (25.3°C)Kenya (25.8°C)Jaipur (27.8°C)Las Vegas (20.5°C)San Francisco (16.5°C)Madeira (21.5°C)Vancouver (9.2°C)Muscat (31.2°C)Lima (21.5°C)Cinque Terre (15°C)Kotor (15°C)Tel Aviv (22°C)Santiago (26°C)Bogotá (18°C)Bruges (9.4°C)Penang (30.8°C)Lombok (31.2°C)Cape Verde (27.5°C)Fez (19.8°C)Kerala (31°C)Kigali (26°C)Hong Kong (23°C)Oslo (5°C)Auckland (20°C)
Climate data: 30-year normals (1991–2020) from Open Meteo ERA5 reanalysis. Scores compare months within Jamaica, not across destinations. Methodology →