# May Pen, Saint Catherine Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/may-pen/ Development area · Saint Catherine Parish # May Pen May Pen is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Catherine Parish. It covers **39.0 km²**. It is divided into 1 community. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 39.0km² - 1community - 2mapped services ## Where is May Pen? May Pen lies in [Saint Catherine Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 3 other development areas: [Old Harbour](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/), [Portmore](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/portmore/) and [Spanish Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/). By area it is the 75th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 3.3% of [Saint Catherine Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/). The centre of May Pen is about 29 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 13 km from Spanish Town, the main town of Saint Catherine Parish. The centre point is at 17.9393° N, 77.0653° 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). ## Know before you go: May Pen - 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 Pen26 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston29 km ### Nearest railway station Old Harbour Railway Station (Old Harbour Bay), about 4.6 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 06:31, 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. ## Communities of May Pen Community Area km² Localities Services [Bushy Park](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/may-pen/bushy-park/) 39 9 2 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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in May Pen Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in May Pen. Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 31 m above sea level (median 16 m). - Bushy Park - Cherry Garden - Kilbies - Mendes Pen & Palmyra - Nightengale Grove - Saint Helens - Spring Village - Thetford - Vineyard 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 Pen Named natural and historic features inside May Pen, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Church Pen Gully - Coleburns Gully - Spring Garden River ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Bushy Park Station 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 Pen and the best time to visit In May Pen, 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/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in May Pen Places mapped inside May Pen in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hotels1 - Restaurants1 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. ## Quick answers - Where is May Pen?In Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica - What borders May Pen?Old Harbour, Portmore and Spanish Town - What time zone is May Pen in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in May Pen?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in May Pen?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in May Pen?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of May Pen?Settlements lie between 8 m and 31 m - What is the best time to visit May Pen?November to July - What is the P-code of May Pen?JM0803 (OCHA common operational dataset)