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Cities / Jamaica

Negril

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© OpenStreetMap, CARTO
Negril coordinate map

Negril at a glance

Local time   · America/Jamaica
Today
Thunderstorm34° / 25°

1.6 mm rain forecast

Travel basics
Tap water
Use bottled or filtered
Electricity
110V/50Hz · Type A / B
Drives on
Left
Currency
JMD $
Language
English
US passport
Visa-free

Entry rules change. Verify current requirements before booking.

City context
Population
4.5K
Elevation
10 m
Climate
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Founded
Earliest written record: 1494
Jamaica

Why visit

Negril is a Jamaica coast base for long beach days, cliffs, sunsets, small hotels, and a slower west-end rhythm. It works when the trip is deliberately about water, rest, and simple routines.

When to avoid

Hurricane season runs June through November, with the highest storm risk from August to October. Use normal beach-town awareness around valuables, taxis, and nightlife, and be cautious with cliff jumping or swimming when seas are rough. A route through Negril needs enough margin for hours and delays to change. For Negril, closures and movement deserve attention, whether the place is small and quiet or large and slow to cross.

Details and sources →

Plan Negril

Current conditions and the practical reference material that helps turn the saved places into a trip.

The next week in Negril

7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).

Today
Thunderstorm
34° / 25°
1.6 mm
UV Very high
Wed
Drizzle
34° / 25°
0.7 mm
UV Very high
Thu
Thunderstorm
33° / 24°
4.0 mm
UV Very high
Fri
Thunderstorm
33° / 24°
3.5 mm
UV Very high
Sat
Drizzle
34° / 24°
2.7 mm
UV Very high
Sun
Drizzle
34° / 24°
1.2 mm
UV Very high
Mon
Drizzle
32° / 26°
4.2 mm
UV Very high

Climate

Wet season (Aug-Nov)

About 52% of the year's rain falls in these months. Typical highs around 30°C, lows around 27°C.

Dry season (Dec-Apr)

About 46mm of rain a month, against 171mm in the wet season.

In August 4

Drag to scrub across the year.

JFMAMJJASOND
Weather
31° / 27°
Typical high / low
5 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
12.8h
05:55 – 18:41local
Holidays coming up

Public holidays from Nager.Date.

Airports

closest MBJ · 53 km

About Negril

Negril is a small, widely dispersed beach resort and town located in Westmoreland and Hanover parishes at the far western part of Jamaica, 80.8 kilometres (50.2 mi) southwest from Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay.

Demonym
Negril resident; Jamaican
Airport codes
NEG
Jamaica basics →Country context, advisories, and entry links for the practicalities shown above.
References4▾▴

The links below support the changing or licensed reference material on this page. Personal notes and ordinary geographic facts are not footnoted individually.

  1. City background. Wikipedia summary may be clipped or paraphrased. Structured fields are cross-checked against the related references. Related: Wikidata, Open-Elevation, IANA Time Zone Database.
JFMAMJJASOND33°22°
highlowrainfallcomfortable months

Monthly highs, lows, rainfall — long-term averages, NASA POWER.

, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Weather and climate. Seven-day forecast and long-term monthly climate for the city coordinates. Related: NASA POWER, Open-Meteo license.
  • Getting around. Transit operators from agency GTFS feeds and nearby commercial-airport reference data.
  • Public holidays. Upcoming public-holiday dates used in the annual planning scrubber.
  • Maps, image licenses, and the full dataset registry are listed in site credits.