# Rae Town Community, Downtown, Kingston Parish – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/rae-town/

Community · Downtown 

# Rae Town

Rae Town is a community of Jamaica in Downtown, Kingston Parish. It covers **0.53 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.5km²
- 1mapped service

## Where is Rae Town?

Rae Town 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: [Franklyn Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/franklyn-town/), [Parade Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/parade-gardens/), [Rose Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/rose-gardens/) and [Springfield Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/springfield-gardens/). By area it is the 762nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 3.4% of [Downtown](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/). The centre of Rae Town is about 3.6 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9669° N, 76.7799° 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 Rae Town

### Nearby, outside Rae Town

- Natural History Museum of Jamaica · museum, Parade Gardens1.0 km
- Money Museum · museum, Central Downtown1.2 km
- Negro Aroused · monument, Central Downtown1.5 km
- Liberty Hall, Marcus Garvey Museum · museum, Central Downtown1.5 km
- Marcus Garvey · memorial, Central Downtown1.5 km
- National Galery of Jamaica · museum, Central Downtown1.6 km
- National Gallery of Jamaica · museum, Central Downtown1.6 km
- Simon Bolivar Statue · monument, Allman Town1.7 km
- National Heroes Memorial · memorial, Allman Town1.9 km
- Monument to Sir Donald Burns Sangster · monument, Allman Town1.9 km
- Trench Town Culture Yard Museum · museum, Trench Town3.2 km
- Wareika House · ruins, Rockfort3.6 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: Rae Town

- 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) · Kingston3.6 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen5.2 km

### Nearest railway station

Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 19 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 Rae Town 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 Rae Town

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Bellevue Hospital · Springfield Gardens 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96976&mlon=-76.77187#map=17/17.96976/-76.77187) 

Bank Scotiabank · Springfield Gardens 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97077&mlon=-76.77254#map=17/17.97077/-76.77254) 

ATM NCB ATM · Central Downtown 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96859&mlon=-76.79091#map=17/17.96859/-76.79091) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Victoria Avenue · Franklyn Town 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97045&mlon=-76.77941#map=17/17.97045/-76.77941) 

Hotel ROK Hotel Kingston, Tapestry Collection by Hilton · Central Downtown 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96428&mlon=-76.79265#map=17/17.96428/-76.79265) 

Mall Kid's Plaza · Fletchers Land 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98483&mlon=-76.79105#map=17/17.98483/-76.79105) 

School Holy Family Primary · Parade Gardens 0.5 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 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96695&mlon=-76.78966#map=17/17.96695/-76.78966) 

Police station Elletson Road Police Station · Rae Town 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96881&mlon=-76.77882#map=17/17.96881/-76.77882) 

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 Rae Town

Places mapped inside Rae Town in open map data, by type.

- Police stations1

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
- Parade Gardens
- Rockfort
- Rollington Town
- Rose Gardens
- Springfield Gardens
- Tivoli Gardens

## Quick answers

- Where is Rae Town?In Downtown, Kingston Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Rae Town?Franklyn Town, Parade Gardens, Rose Gardens and Springfield Gardens
- What is there to see in Rae Town?Natural History Museum of Jamaica, Money Museum, Negro Aroused, Liberty Hall, Marcus Garvey Museum
- What time zone is Rae Town in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Rae Town?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Rae Town?English (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Rae Town?November to July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Rae Town?Bellevue Hospital, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Rae Town?Scotiabank, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Rae Town?NCB ATM, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rae Town?TotalEnergies, Victoria Avenue, about 0.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Rae Town?JM030108 (OCHA common operational dataset)