Negril
Negril
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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.
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Why visit
Visit Negril when the trip needs coast, rest, and a practical base rather than a dense museum itinerary. The cultural value is usually in landscape, water, gardens, and nearby routes, plus the everyday details around beaches, ports, markets, food, religious sites, and nearby towns. Use the destination honestly. If the main reason to be there is water, light, landscape, or easy logistics, let that be the plan. Then add one or two cultural stops that explain the place beyond the hotel zone, such as a local church, harbor, nature reserve, craft area, market, or older settlement nearby.
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.
Dry season (Dec-Apr)
The warmer period in Negril generally falls in June through August. In Negril, heat, glare, and the shift between dry and rainy months matter more than a simple summer label. Longer days in Negril help, but they do not make scattered plans better. A warm-weather route in Negril needs a rhythm: outdoor stops, interiors, transit breaks, and enough shade.
Wet / hurricane season (May-Nov)
The cooler, drier, or less humid months change the practical rhythm in Negril. For a visitor, the main question is whether rain, humidity, rough seas, wind, or reduced services will limit walks, boats, beaches, and day trips. In Negril, the season works when viewpoints, local museums, churches, cafes, and nearby towns are chosen carefully. Use Negril with shorter outdoor sections, checked access, and a reliable return route.
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
Showers
31° / 22°
4.5 mm
UV Very high
Sat
Drizzle
32° / 22°
3.4 mm
UV Very high
Sun
Drizzle
33° / 23°
1.0 mm
UV Very high
Mon
Thunderstorm
32° / 24°
2.9 mm
UV Very high
Tue
Drizzle
32° / 24°
3.6 mm
UV Very high
Wed
Drizzle
31°
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
34° / 24°
Typical high / low
5 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
13.0h
05:40 – 18:38local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Negril
1 commercial airport within 100 km. Closest is Sangster International Airport (MBJ) at 53 km.
Getting around Negril
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.