# Comfort Community, Mandeville, Manchester Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/comfort/

Community · Mandeville 

# Comfort

Comfort is a community of Jamaica in Mandeville, Manchester Parish. It covers **3.94 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 3.9km²
- 366 mtypical elevation

## Where is Comfort?

Comfort lies in [Mandeville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/), [Manchester Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Blue Mountain](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/williamsfield/blue-mountain/), [Broadleaf](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/porus/broadleaf/), [Porus](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/porus/porus/), [Richmond](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/richmond/), [Royal Flat](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/royal-flat/) and [Williamsfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/williamsfield/williamsfield/). By area it is the 624th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 2.4% of [Mandeville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/). The centre of Comfort is about 69 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 6.5 km from Mandeville, the main town of Mandeville. The centre point is at 18.0467° N, 77.4460° 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 Comfort

### Nearby, outside Comfort

- New Hall Cave · cave, Richmond3.7 km
- Redberry Cave · cave, Porus3.8 km
- Roxbro Castle · ruins, Richmond4.1 km
- Devil Hole · cave, Porus4.1 km
- Alvin Piece Cave · cave, Bellefield4.1 km
- Windhill Cave · cave, Old England4.3 km
- Banana Ground Sink #1 · cave, Banana Ground4.6 km
- Banana Ground Sink #2 · cave, Banana Ground4.6 km
- Epping Forest Cave · cave, Old England5.2 km
- Logan Hole #1 · cave, Old England5.4 km
- Logan Hole #2 · cave, Old England5.5 km
- Sunday Hole · cave, Cumberland5.6 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: Comfort

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

### Nearest airports

- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel64 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen66 km

### Nearest railway station

Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 15 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:36).

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.

## Villages and localities in Comfort

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Comfort.

- Melrose Pen

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Comfort and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mandeville, the warmest month is Aug (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C), after allowing for this place being about 295 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 **December to February**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 43 

Feb 28 23 

Mar 28 36 

Apr 29 51 

May 29 126 

Jun 29 91 

Jul 30 69 

Aug 30 95 

Sep 30 128 

Oct 29 162 

Nov 28 92 

Dec 28 49 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Comfort

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hargreaves Memorial Hospital · Mandeville 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04378&mlon=-77.50729#map=17/18.04378/-77.50729) 

Bank National Peoples Cooperative Bank of Jamaica · Mandeville 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04267&mlon=-77.50492#map=17/18.04267/-77.50492) 

ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Williamsfield 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.06514&mlon=-77.46589#map=17/18.06514/-77.46589) 

Hotel Buttonwood Reef Villa Jamaica · Banana Ground 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.06226&mlon=-77.41258#map=17/18.06226/-77.41258) 

Mall The Villa · Mandeville 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04175&mlon=-77.50639#map=17/18.04175/-77.50639) 

School Our Lady of Hope Basic School · Williamsfield 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07064&mlon=-77.45793#map=17/18.07064/-77.45793) 

College Catholic College of Mandeville · Williamsfield 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07117&mlon=-77.45826#map=17/18.07117/-77.45826) 

Police station Williamsfield Police Station · Williamsfield 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07057&mlon=-77.46524#map=17/18.07057/-77.46524) 

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 Mandeville

- Cedar Grove
- Fairfield
- George's Valley
- Greenvale
- Grey Ground
- Grove Place
- Hatfield
- Huntley
- Knockpatrick
- Lyndhurst
- Mandeville
- May Day
- Mike Town
- New Green
- Old England
- Richmond
- Royal Flat
- Somerset
- Spur Tree
- Waltham

## Quick answers

- Where is Comfort?In Mandeville, Manchester Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Comfort?Blue Mountain, Broadleaf, Porus, Richmond, Royal Flat and Williamsfield
- What is there to see in Comfort?New Hall Cave, Redberry Cave, Roxbro Castle, Devil Hole
- What time zone is Comfort in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Comfort?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Comfort?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Comfort?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Comfort?December to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Comfort?Hargreaves Memorial Hospital, about 6.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Comfort?National Peoples Cooperative Bank of Jamaica, about 6.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Comfort?National Commercial Bank, about 6.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Comfort?Texaco, about 2.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Comfort?JM040502 (OCHA common operational dataset)