# Paisley Community, May Pen, Clarendon Parish – Villages & Map

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Community · May Pen 

# Paisley

Paisley is a community of Jamaica in May Pen, Clarendon Parish. It covers **2.31 km²**.

- 2.3km²

## Where is Paisley?

Paisley lies in [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/), [Clarendon Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Chatteau](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/chatteau/), [Effortville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/effortville/), [Hazard](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/hazard/), [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/may-pen/) and [Palmers Cross](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/palmers-cross/). By area it is the 680th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 0.6% of [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/clarendon/may-pen/). The centre of Paisley is about 46 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 2.0 km from May Pen, the main town of May Pen. The centre point is at 17.9622° N, 77.2259° W.

Source: [Jamaica Social Development Commission (sdc.gov.jm) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-jam).

## Things to see in and around Paisley

### Nearby, outside Paisley

- Jamalco Great House · attraction, Halse Hall4.1 km
- Rosewell Cave · waterfall, Rosewell6.1 km
- Planters Hall Cave 1 · cave, Old Harbour7.8 km
- Planters Hall Cave 2 · cave, Old Harbour7.8 km
- Woodside Caves · cave, Pleasant Valley8.3 km
- Marshallecks Caves · cave, Moores8.3 km
- Rhoden Cave · cave, Old Harbour8.3 km
- Clue · cave, Wood Hall9.5 km
- Colbeck Castle (1680) · attraction, Old Harbour10 km
- Rock River Cave · cave, Rock River12 km
- Glendale Cave · cave, Dawkins12 km
- Glendale Shelter · cave, Pleasant Valley12 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Paisley

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica
- CurrencyDollar (JMD)
- Country calling code+1-876
- LanguagesEnglish
- Plug typesType A, B
- Driving sideLeft

### Nearest airports

- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen43 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston46 km

### Nearest railway station

Four Paths Railway Station (1900) (Four Paths), about 8.0 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:32) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:32, sunset around 17:35).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Weather in Paisley and the best time to visit

Using the climate of May Pen, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 964 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (162 mm) and the driest Feb (23 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
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- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 43 

Feb 26 23 

Mar 26 36 

Apr 27 51 

May 28 126 

Jun 27 91 

Jul 28 69 

Aug 28 95 

Sep 28 128 

Oct 27 162 

Nov 26 92 

Dec 26 49 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Paisley

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital May Pen Hospital · Glenmuir 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97330&mlon=-77.25969#map=17/17.97330/-77.25969) 

Bank JN Bank · May Pen 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96538&mlon=-77.23904#map=17/17.96538/-77.23904) 

ATM NCB · Sydenham 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99006&mlon=-76.98084#map=17/17.99006/-76.98084) 

Petrol pump Cooloasis Palmer's cross · Hazard 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95535&mlon=-77.21963#map=17/17.95535/-77.21963) 

Hotel Versalles Hotel LTD · May Pen 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96670&mlon=-77.23330#map=17/17.96670/-77.23330) 

Mall May Pen Mall · May Pen 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96722&mlon=-77.24028#map=17/17.96722/-77.24028) 

School Central High School · May Pen 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96736&mlon=-77.23700#map=17/17.96736/-77.23700) 

College Hastings Acadamy · May Pen 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96555&mlon=-77.24445#map=17/17.96555/-77.24445) 

Police station Four Paths Police Station · Four Paths 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96935&mlon=-77.29388#map=17/17.96935/-77.29388) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other communities in May Pen

- Ashley
- Brixton Hill
- Bucknor
- Bushy Park
- Chatteau
- Cockpit
- Curatoe Hill
- Dawkins
- Effortville
- Four Paths
- Free Town
- Glenmuir
- Hazard
- Longville Park
- May Pen
- Mineral Heights
- Moores
- Mount Airy
- New Denbigh (Race Track)
- New Longsville
- Old Denbigh
- Osbourne Store
- Palmers Cross
- Pleasant Valley
- Richmond Park
- Rock
- Rosewell
- Sandy Bay
- Smithville
- Thompson Town
- Tollgate
- Treadlight
- York Town

## Quick answers

- Where is Paisley?In May Pen, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Paisley?Chatteau, Effortville, Hazard, May Pen and Palmers Cross
- What is there to see in Paisley?Jamalco Great House, Rosewell Cave, Planters Hall Cave 1, Planters Hall Cave 2
- What time zone is Paisley in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Paisley?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Paisley?English (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Paisley?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Paisley?May Pen Hospital, about 3.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Paisley?JN Bank, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Paisley?NCB, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Paisley?Cooloasis Palmer's cross, about 1.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Paisley?JM010523 (OCHA common operational dataset)