Photos: Ocho Rios by Dr. Thomas Liptak, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Winter Park, Colorado by Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.
Ocho Rios or Winter Park, Colorado?
Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.
Choose Ocho Rios for
- beaches
- food and drink
- day trips
What lies behind each score is written up on Ocho Rios’s own page.
Choose Winter Park, Colorado for
- getting around
- nature and the outdoors
- families
What lies behind each score is written up on Winter Park, Colorado’s own page.
Scoreboard
Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.
What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ocho Rios and Winter Park, Colorado.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Wins on beaches and food and drink with your weighting.
Wins on getting around and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.
What matters to you?
When should you go?
Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.
Ocho Rios in July
Winter Park, Colorado in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
Where the figures come from
Ocho Rios's temperatures are measured 62 km from the centre, at Kingston / Norman Manley.
Ocho Rios has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.
Winter Park, Colorado's temperatures are measured 90 km from the centre, at Leadville / Stringtown.
Winter Park, Colorado's station stands 269 m above the city centre, so the centre is likely a little warmer than the figures say.
Winter Park, Colorado has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.
Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ocho Rios: 1991-2020 normals, Kingston / Norman Manley (61.9 km from centre). Winter Park, Colorado: 2006-2020 (rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Leadville / Stringtown (89.9 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | Ocho Rios | Winter Park, Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | English, Jamaican Patois | - |
| Currency | Jamaican Dollar (JMD) | US Dollar (USD) |
| Sockets | AB116 V, 50 Hz | AB120 V, 60 Hz |
| Driving side | Left | Right |
| Time zone | UTC-5 | UTC-7, UTC-6 in summer |
| Emergency number | Police 110/112/119/911, ambulance 110, fire 110 | 911 |
| Elevation | 59 m | 2,759 m |
| Main airport | Sangster International Airport (MBJ)86 km from centre48 non-stop destinations | Denver International Airport (DEN)95 km from centre231 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 10 days | 12 days |
By the numbers
| Measure | Ocho Rios | Winter Park, Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 16,671 | 1,033 |
| People per km² | - | 24 |
| Museums within 10 km | 0 | 0 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 0 | 0 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | 12 months | - |
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