In over 40 years of Negril trips Mrs. Yardie and I have been there almost every month of the year. We don't mind August temperatures there because they're still a couple of degrees cooler than at home in New Orleans (with a sea breeze to boot). August is also hurricane season in both
places. We were there in 2021 when the wave that became Hurricane Ida caused rain on us in Negril then made a bee line for New Orleans, causing significant damage to our home. Our two week trip turned into a month because it took two weeks just to reopen the N.O. airport.
My point is this...in August life slows down in Negril and your friends have a lot more time to visit and hang out because they're not so busy
like in the high season when they're always on the run. In this case they all knew what had happened to us and rallied around in support.
If you have friends in Negril August is the month they can spend more time just hanging out. Negril is also the best place to "endure" a mandatory
evacuation.