Jamaica
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Jamaica
Official name: | Jamaica |
Capital: | Kingston |
Area: | total: 10,991 sq km land: 10,831 sq km water: 160 sq km |
Climate: | tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior |
Location: | Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba |
Geographic coordinates: | 18 15 N, 77 30 W |
Comparative Area: | slightly smaller than Connecticut |
Land boundaries: | 0 km |
Coastline: | 1,022 km |
Terrain: | mostly mountains, with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m |
Map of Jamaica