# Parade Gardens Community, Downtown, Kingston Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/parade-gardens/

Community · Downtown 

# Parade Gardens

Parade Gardens is a community of Jamaica in Downtown, Kingston Parish. It covers **0.50 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.5km²
- 2mapped services

## Where is Parade Gardens?

Parade Gardens lies in [Downtown](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/), [Kingston Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Central Downtown](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/central-downtown/), [Franklyn Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/franklyn-town/), [Rae Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/rae-town/) and [Rose Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/rose-gardens/). By area it is the 763rd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 3.2% of [Downtown](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/). The centre of Parade Gardens is about 3.4 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9671° N, 76.7867° 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 Parade Gardens

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Parade Gardens: 1 museum.

- Natural History Museum of Jamaica · museum

### Nearby, outside Parade Gardens

- Money Museum · museum, Central Downtown0.5 km
- Negro Aroused · monument, Central Downtown0.8 km
- National Galery of Jamaica · museum, Central Downtown0.9 km
- National Gallery of Jamaica · museum, Central Downtown0.9 km
- Liberty Hall, Marcus Garvey Museum · museum, Central Downtown0.9 km
- Marcus Garvey · memorial, Central Downtown0.9 km
- Simon Bolivar Statue · monument, Allman Town1.5 km
- National Heroes Memorial · memorial, Allman Town1.5 km
- Monument to Sir Donald Burns Sangster · monument, Allman Town1.7 km
- Trench Town Culture Yard Museum · museum, Trench Town2.6 km
- 1907 Earthquake Monument · attraction, Greenwich Town3.1 km
- Wareika House · ruins, Rockfort4.3 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: Parade Gardens

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

### Nearest airports

- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston3.5 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen4.6 km

### Nearest railway station

Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 18 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:34).

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 Parade Gardens and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Downtown, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 927 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (170 mm) and the driest Feb (19 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to July**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 33 

Feb 26 19 

Mar 26 29 

Apr 27 41 

May 27 111 

Jun 28 89 

Jul 28 69 

Aug 28 104 

Sep 28 127 

Oct 28 170 

Nov 27 87 

Dec 26 49 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Parade Gardens

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital K.P.H · Central Downtown 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97626&mlon=-76.79520#map=17/17.97626/-76.79520) 

Bank Victoria Mutual Building · Central Downtown 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96681&mlon=-76.79068#map=17/17.96681/-76.79068) 

ATM NCB ATM · Central Downtown 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96859&mlon=-76.79091#map=17/17.96859/-76.79091) 

Petrol pump Rubis · Central Downtown 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96581&mlon=-76.79199#map=17/17.96581/-76.79199) 

Hotel ROK Hotel Kingston, Tapestry Collection by Hilton · Central Downtown 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96428&mlon=-76.79265#map=17/17.96428/-76.79265) 

Mall Kid's Plaza · Fletchers Land 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98483&mlon=-76.79105#map=17/17.98483/-76.79105) 

School Holy Family Primary · Parade Gardens 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96945&mlon=-76.78418#map=17/17.96945/-76.78418) 

College Institute of Jamaica (1879) · Parade Gardens 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96695&mlon=-76.78966#map=17/17.96695/-76.78966) 

Police station Central Police Station · Rose Gardens 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97114&mlon=-76.78930#map=17/17.97114/-76.78930) 

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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Parade Gardens

Places mapped inside Parade Gardens in open map data, by type.

- Schools1
- Colleges and universities1

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

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other communities in Downtown

- Allman Town
- Central Downtown
- Denham Town
- Fletchers Land
- Franklyn Town
- Hannah Town
- Rae Town
- Rockfort
- Rollington Town
- Rose Gardens
- Springfield Gardens
- Tivoli Gardens

## Quick answers

- Where is Parade Gardens?In Downtown, Kingston Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Parade Gardens?Central Downtown, Franklyn Town, Rae Town and Rose Gardens
- What is there to see in Parade Gardens?Natural History Museum of Jamaica
- What time zone is Parade Gardens in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Parade Gardens?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Parade Gardens?English (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Parade Gardens?November to July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Parade Gardens?K.P.H, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Parade Gardens?Victoria Mutual Building, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Parade Gardens?NCB ATM, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Parade Gardens?Rubis, about 0.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Parade Gardens?JM030107 (OCHA common operational dataset)