CARIBBEAN / JAMAICA

Montego Bay

Triplandio Montego Bay guide covers 3 travel guides across 11 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 12 self-guided walking tours in Montego Bay with 50 POI, spanning 45 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.

Guides 3
Areas 11
Local food 5
Tours / POI 12 / 50
Day / Night 31° / 25°
Local Time 2:10
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City & Country Data Jamaica (Montego Bay)

Key travel data for Montego Bay — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.

🌍 Jamaica
Cost 💰 HIGH
Safety 🔒 46
Health 🏥 30
Lifestyle ⭐ 71
Infra 🏗️ 37
Rank 🎯 #74
Score 📊 31
Tourists ✈️ 1.3M/y
GDP/cap 💵 $8.0k
Life Exp ❤️ 71.6 yrs
Population 👥 2.8M
Currency 💱 JMD J$
Language 🗣️ English
Payments 💳 Mixed
Emergency 🆘 112
💰 Prices in Montego Bay
Coffee ☕ $5.00
Beer 🍺 $2.00
Lunch 🍽️ $6.50
Groceries 🛒 $50.00/w
Taxi/km 🚕 $3.00
Transit 🚇 $1.00
Fuel ⛽ $1.30/l
Internet 📡 $60.00/m
Salary 💵 $600/m

Best time to visit Montego Bay (Jamaica)

Now (July) avg: 27°C, wetter month, moderate crowds. Best months to walk: Feb & Jul.

Live Temp …
~Day / Night Temp 31°C / 25°C
Sunrise / Sunset 5:43 / 18:52
Local time 2:10
Sea Temp 29°C
Best Months Feb & Jul
J Jan F Feb best month M Mar A Apr M May J Jun J Jul best month this month A Aug S Sep O Oct N Nov D Dec
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Temperature Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Sea temperature Sea warmth for swimming, by month.
Rainfall Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine Hours of sun per day, by month.
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Traditional Local Food Montego Bay (Jamaica)

Local Flavours of Montego Bay — Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.

Bammy © Wikimedia Commons
Bread Vegan

Bammy

Bam-ee · Fried cassava flatbread

Flatbread made from cassava root.

Escovitch Fish © Wikimedia Commons
Main course Fish & Seafood

Escovitch Fish

Es-kuh-vitch Fish · Fried fish with pepper sauce

Fried fish topped with a tangy pepper sauce.

Festival © Wikimedia Commons
Bread Vegetarian

Festival

Fest-i-val · Fried cornmeal dumpling

Sweet fried dumplings made from cornmeal.

Jerk Chicken © Wikimedia Commons
Main course Meat

Jerk Chicken

Jurk Chick-en

Spicily marinated and grilled chicken.

Run Down © Wikimedia Commons
Main course Fish & Seafood

Run Down

Run-down · Salt fish in coconut sauce

Salt fish simmered in coconut milk sauce.

Montego Bay Travel Guides

3 guides

Jamaica · Montego BayWhere to Stay in Montego Bay on a Shoestring for BackpackersRead guide →Jamaica · Montego BayBest Neighbourhoods in Montego Bay for Food LoversRead guide →Jamaica · Montego BayWhere to Stay in Montego Bay for First-Time VisitorsRead guide →

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