Lightning strikes in Jamaica
The detection network has located 295 lightning strikes in Jamaica since the archive began, including 130 in the last 7 days. That is 0.00% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Jamaica #85 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Jamaica is counted under North America in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 14 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 3 |
| 2026-08-13 | 29 |
| 2026-08-12 | 6 |
| 2026-08-10 | 61 |
| 2026-08-09 | 5 |
| 2026-08-08 | 26 |
| 2026-08-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08-06 | 22 |
| 2026-08-05 | 1 |
| 2026-08-03 | 2 |
| 2026-08-02 | 124 |
| 2026-08-01 | 8 |
| 2026-07-31 | 1 |
| 2026-07-30 | 3 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Jamaica's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unassigned | 228 | 88 | 77.3% |
| 2 | Hanover | 13 | 10 | 4.4% |
| 3 | Saint Elizabeth | 10 | 9 | 3.4% |
| 4 | Saint James | 9 | 6 | 3.1% |
| 5 | Trelawny | 8 | 6 | 2.7% |
| 6 | Westmoreland | 7 | 5 | 2.4% |
| 7 | Clarendon | 6 | 1 | 2.0% |
| 8 | Portland | 4 | 0 | 1.4% |
| 9 | Saint Ann | 3 | 2 | 1.0% |
| 10 | Manchester | 2 | 2 | 0.7% |
| 11 | Saint Catherine | 2 | 0 | 0.7% |
| 12 | Saint Mary | 2 | 0 | 0.7% |
| 13 | Saint Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0.3% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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