# May Day Community, Mandeville, Manchester Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/may-day/

Community · Mandeville 

# May Day

May Day is a community of Jamaica in Mandeville, Manchester Parish. It covers **4.17 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4.2km²
- 1mapped service
- 612 mtypical elevation

## Where is May Day?

May Day lies in [Mandeville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/), [Manchester Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Cedar Grove](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/cedar-grove/), [George's Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/george-s-valley/), [Knockpatrick](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/knockpatrick/), [Old England](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/old-england/) and [Richmond](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/richmond/). By area it is the 621st largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 2.5% of [Mandeville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/). The centre of May Day is about 73 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 4.3 km from Mandeville, the main town of Mandeville. The centre point is at 18.0120° N, 77.4806° 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 May Day

OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in May Day: 3 caves.

- Albion Cave · cave
- Far Enough Cave · cave
- Old England Midge · cave

### Nearby, outside May Day

- Logan Hole #1 · cave, Old England1.1 km
- Logan Hole #2 · cave, Old England1.1 km
- Roxbro Castle · ruins, Richmond1.3 km
- Roxborough Cave · cave, Old England1.5 km
- Williamson Cave · cave, Old England1.6 km
- New Hall Cave · cave, Richmond1.8 km
- Hillside Cave · cave, Cedar Grove2.0 km
- Daley Little Sink · cave, Cedar Grove2.0 km
- Windhill Cave · cave, Old England2.0 km
- Thomas Hole · cave, Old England2.1 km
- Epping Forest Cave · cave, Old England2.3 km
- Allan Marius Cave · cave, Old England2.4 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: May Day

- 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) · Boscobel69 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen70 km

### Nearest railway station

Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 16 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 May Day

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

- May Day

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).

## Landscape and landmarks of May Day

Named natural and historic features inside May Day, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Getting around

1 airfield.

- Mandeville

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in May Day and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mandeville, 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
- Oct
- 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 May Day

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hargreaves Memorial Hospital · Mandeville 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04378&mlon=-77.50729#map=17/18.04378/-77.50729) 

Bank DamarkMCL · Mandeville 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03635&mlon=-77.50582#map=17/18.03635/-77.50582) 

ATM ScotiaBank · Mandeville 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03904&mlon=-77.51064#map=17/18.03904/-77.51064) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Mandeville 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03446&mlon=-77.50021#map=17/18.03446/-77.50021) 

Hotel Hilltop Hotel and Conference Centre · Cedar Grove 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01447&mlon=-77.49748#map=17/18.01447/-77.49748) 

Mall Willowgate Plaza · Mandeville 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03632&mlon=-77.50693#map=17/18.03632/-77.50693) 

School May Day High School · May Day 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00873&mlon=-77.48947#map=17/18.00873/-77.48947) 

College Department of Communication Studies · Cedar Grove 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01561&mlon=-77.49829#map=17/18.01561/-77.49829) 

Police station Mandeville Police Station · Mandeville 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.03948&mlon=-77.50733#map=17/18.03948/-77.50733) 

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 May Day

Places mapped inside May Day in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

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 Mandeville

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

## Quick answers

- Where is May Day?In Mandeville, Manchester Parish, Jamaica
- What borders May Day?Cedar Grove, George's Valley, Knockpatrick, Old England and Richmond
- What is there to see in May Day?Albion Cave, Far Enough Cave, Old England Midge
- What time zone is May Day in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in May Day?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in May Day?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in May Day?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit May Day?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to May Day?Hargreaves Memorial Hospital, about 4.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to May Day?DamarkMCL, about 3.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to May Day?ScotiaBank, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to May Day?Texaco, about 3.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of May Day?JM040513 (OCHA common operational dataset)