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March Weather in Point Hill Jamaica

Daily high temperatures are around 81°F, rarely falling below 78°F or exceeding 83°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 70°F, rarely falling below 66°F or exceeding 73°F.

For reference, on July 13, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Point Hill typically range from 74°F to 85°F, while on January 29, the coldest day of the year, they range from 69°F to 80°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in March in Point Hill

Average High and Low Temperature in March in Point HillMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313166°F66°F68°F68°F70°F70°F72°F72°F74°F74°F76°F76°F78°F78°F80°F80°F82°F82°F84°F84°F86°F86°F88°F88°FFebAprMar 180°FMar 180°F69°F69°FMar 3181°FMar 3181°F70°F70°FMar 1180°FMar 1180°F69°F69°FMar 2181°FMar 2181°F70°F70°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on March. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in March in Point Hill

Average Hourly Temperature in March in Point HillMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprNowNowcomfortablecomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Vairao, French Polynesia (5,499 miles away); Una, Brazil (3,471 miles); and Bouni, Comoros (8,460 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Point Hill (view comparison).

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The month of March in Point Hill experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 22% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is March 21, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 80% of the time.

For reference, on June 13, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 81%, while on January 29, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 81%.

Cloud Cover Categories in March in Point Hill

Cloud Cover Categories in March in Point HillMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebAprMar 179%Mar 179%Mar 3175%Mar 3175%Mar 1179%Mar 1179%Mar 2180%Mar 2180%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercastmostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Point Hill, the chance of a wet day over the course of March is essentially constant, remaining around 7% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 26% on October 6, and its lowest chance is 6% on February 9.

Probability of Precipitation in March in Point Hill

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during March in Point Hill is essentially constant, remaining about 0.5 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.5 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in March in Point Hill

Average Monthly Rainfall in March in Point HillMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 inFebAprMar 10.4 inMar 10.4 inMar 310.6 inMar 310.6 inMar 110.4 inMar 110.4 inMar 210.5 inMar 210.5 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of March in Point Hill, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 31 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 1 second, and weekly increase of 7 minutes, 10 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is March 1, with 11 hours, 48 minutes of daylight and the longest day is March 31, with 12 hours, 19 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in Point Hill

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in Point HillMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFebAprMar 1912 hr, 6 minMar 1912 hr, 6 minnightnightdaydayMar 111 hr, 48 minMar 111 hr, 48 minNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Point Hill is 6:26 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 24 minutes earlier at 6:03 AM on March 31.

The earliest sunset is 6:14 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 7 minutes later at 6:21 PM on March 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Point Hill during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:33 AM and sets 13 hours, 13 minutes later, at 6:46 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:35 AM and sets 11 hours, 3 minutes later, at 5:38 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in March in Point Hill

The solar day over the course of March. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in Point Hill

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in Point HillMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr00101020202030304040505050606070800001010202030303040405050606070NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of March 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for March 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in Point Hill

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in Point HillMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprFeb 96:00 PMFeb 96:00 PMFeb 247:31 AMFeb 247:31 AMMar 104:01 AMMar 104:01 AMMar 252:01 AMMar 252:01 AMApr 81:22 PMApr 81:22 PMApr 236:50 PMApr 236:50 PM6:30 AM6:30 AM6:03 PM6:03 PM5:42 PM5:42 PM6:42 AM6:42 AM6:34 AM6:34 AM6:51 PM6:51 PM6:02 PM6:02 PM6:19 AM6:19 AM5:46 AM5:46 AM6:32 PM6:32 PM6:22 PM6:22 PM6:01 AM6:01 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Mar 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
72%-10:01 AMWSW11:24 PMESE4:15 AMS246,993 mi
2
63%-10:43 AMWSW-5:03 AMS244,181 mi
3
50%12:21 AMESE11:31 AMWSW-5:55 AMS240,827 mi
4
41%1:20 AMESE12:26 PMWSW-6:53 AMS237,063 mi
5
30%2:20 AMESE1:27 PMWSW-7:54 AMS233,110 mi
6
20%3:19 AMESE2:32 PMWSW-8:56 AMS229,271 mi
7
11%4:14 AMESE3:38 PMWSW-9:57 AMS225,907 mi
8
4%5:05 AMESE4:44 PMWSW-10:55 AMS223,380 mi
9
1%5:51 AMESE5:48 PMW-11:50 AMS221,983 mi
10
0%6:34 AME6:51 PMW-12:42 PMS221,886 mi
11
3%7:15 AME7:52 PMW-1:32 PMS223,101 mi
12
9%7:57 AME8:54 PMWNW-2:23 PMS225,480 mi
13
17%8:39 AMENE9:55 PMWNW-3:15 PMS228,750 mi
14
26%9:25 AMENE10:58 PMWNW-4:09 PMN232,565 mi
15
37%10:14 AMENE11:59 PMWNW-5:05 PMN236,569 mi
16
50%11:07 AMENE--6:02 PMN240,441 mi
17
59%-12:58 AMWNW12:02 PMENE6:58 PMN243,933 mi
18
68%-1:54 AMWNW12:58 PMENE7:52 PMN246,879 mi
19
77%-2:43 AMWNW1:53 PMENE8:43 PMN249,194 mi
20
85%-3:28 AMWNW2:47 PMENE9:29 PMN250,863 mi
21
91%-4:08 AMWNW3:38 PMENE10:13 PMS251,915 mi
22
96%-4:43 AMWNW4:27 PMENE10:54 PMS252,405 mi
23
99%-5:17 AMW5:15 PME11:33 PMS252,398 mi
24
100%-5:48 AMW6:02 PME--
25
100%-6:19 AMW6:49 PME12:11 AMS251,950 mi
26
99%-6:51 AMW7:37 PMESE12:50 AMS251,099 mi
27
96%-7:24 AMWSW8:27 PMESE1:30 AMS249,862 mi
28
92%-8:01 AMWSW9:19 PMESE2:13 AMS248,240 mi
29
86%-8:41 AMWSW10:15 PMESE3:00 AMS246,219 mi
30
78%-9:27 AMWSW11:13 PMESE3:50 AMS243,792 mi
31
68%-10:18 AMWSW-4:45 AMS240,975 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Point Hill is rapidly increasing during March, rising from 68% to 80% over the course of the month.

For reference, on October 1, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on February 8, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 65% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in Point Hill

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in Point HillMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FebAprMar 168%Mar 168%Mar 3180%Mar 3180%Mar 1171%Mar 1171%Mar 2175%Mar 2175%NowNowoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Point Hill is decreasing during March, decreasing from 12.9 miles per hour to 11.9 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on June 24, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 14.7 miles per hour, while on October 3, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.7 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in March in Point Hill

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Point Hill throughout March is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 88% on March 31.

Wind Direction in March in Point Hill

Wind Direction in March in Point HillMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FebAprNowNoweastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Point Hill is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Point Hill is essentially constant during March, remaining around 80°F throughout.

The lowest average surface water temperature during March is 80°F on March 1.

Average Water Temperature in March in Point Hill

Average Water Temperature in March in Point HillMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313179.0°F79.0°F79.5°F79.5°F80.0°F80.0°F80.5°F80.5°F81.0°F81.0°F81.5°F81.5°F82.0°F82.0°F82.5°F82.5°F83.0°F83.0°FFebAprMar 180°FMar 180°FMar 3181°FMar 3181°FMar 1180°FMar 1180°FMar 2180°FMar 2180°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Point Hill are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in Point Hill

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in Point HillMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebApr100%Mar 16100%Mar 16NowNowcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Point Hill are rapidly increasing during March, increasing by 726°F, from 1,408°F to 2,135°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in March in Point Hill

Growing Degree Days in March in Point HillMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031311,400°F1,400°F1,500°F1,500°F1,600°F1,600°F1,700°F1,700°F1,800°F1,800°F1,900°F1,900°F2,000°F2,000°F2,100°F2,100°F2,200°F2,200°FFebAprMar 11,408°FMar 11,408°FMar 312,135°FMar 312,135°FMar 111,643°FMar 111,643°FMar 211,885°FMar 211,885°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of March, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Point Hill is gradually increasing during March, rising by 0.7 kWh, from 6.4 kWh to 7.1 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in Point Hill

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in Point HillMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhFebAprMar 16.4 kWhMar 16.4 kWhMar 317.1 kWhMar 317.1 kWhMar 116.7 kWhMar 116.7 kWhMar 216.9 kWhMar 216.9 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Point Hill are 18.090 deg latitude, -77.108 deg longitude, and 2,011 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Point Hill contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,178 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,717 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,209 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (7,425 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Point Hill is covered by trees (50%), cropland (33%), and grassland (10%), within 10 miles by trees (52%) and cropland (27%), and within 50 miles by water (60%) and trees (21%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Point Hill, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Point Hill.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Point Hill according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Point Hill is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Point Hill and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Point Hill and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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