# Canterbury Community, Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/canterbury/

Community · Greater Montego Bay 

# Canterbury

Canterbury is a community of Jamaica in Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish. It covers **0.12 km²**.

- 0.1km²

## Where is Canterbury?

Canterbury lies in [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/), [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 3 other communities: [Albion](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/yallahs/albion/), [Brandon Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/kellits/brandon-hill/) and [Montego Bay Business District](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/montego-bay-business-district/). By area it is the smallest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 0.1% of [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/). The centre of Canterbury is about 130 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 0.8 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Greater Montego Bay. The centre point is at 18.4785° N, 77.9172° 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 Canterbury

### Nearby, outside Canterbury

- Tip Pot · cave, Montego Bay Business District0.5 km
- Sewell Cave · cave, Brandon Hill0.6 km
- The Cage (1806) · attraction, Montego Bay Business District0.8 km
- Sam Sharpe preaching · memorial, Montego Bay Business District0.8 km
- Sam Sharpe Square · attraction, Montego Bay Business District0.8 km
- The Creek Dome · attraction, Montego Bay Business District0.8 km
- Montego Bay Cultural Center · museum, Montego Bay Business District0.8 km
- World War I Monument · monument, Montego Bay Business District0.8 km
- Historic Court House (1774) · attraction, Montego Bay Business District0.8 km
- Institute of Jamaica Museum · museum, Montego Bay Business District0.8 km
- Montego Bay Civic Centre · attraction, Montego Bay Business District0.9 km
- Emancipation War 1831-32 · attraction, Montego Bay Business District0.9 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: Canterbury

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

### Nearest airports

- Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay2.8 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel100 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 18 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 17:37).

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 Canterbury and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Greater Montego Bay, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,325 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (217 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to April**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 44 

Feb 26 34 

Mar 27 47 

Apr 28 57 

May 28 150 

Jun 28 150 

Jul 29 109 

Aug 29 146 

Sep 29 190 

Oct 28 217 

Nov 27 131 

Dec 27 50 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Canterbury

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Next Generation Medical Centre · Brandon Hill 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47831&mlon=-77.90818#map=17/18.47831/-77.90818) 

Bank First Caribbean International Bank · Montego Bay Business District 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47623&mlon=-77.92260#map=17/18.47623/-77.92260) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Montego Bay Business District 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47446&mlon=-77.92220#map=17/18.47446/-77.92220) 

Hotel Richmond Hill Inn · Montego Bay Business District 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47452&mlon=-77.91931#map=17/18.47452/-77.91931) 

Mall Overton Plaza · Montego Bay Business District 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47442&mlon=-77.91824#map=17/18.47442/-77.91824) 

School Montego Bay High · Montego Bay Business District 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47444&mlon=-77.91676#map=17/18.47444/-77.91676) 

College International Univeristy of the Caribbean · Montego Bay Business District 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47552&mlon=-77.91913#map=17/18.47552/-77.91913) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45839&mlon=-77.92839#map=17/18.45839/-77.92839) 

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 Greater Montego Bay

- Barrett Hall
- Barrett Town
- Belmont
- Catherine Hall
- Catherine Mount
- Coral Gardens
- Cornwall
- Farm Heights
- Flanker
- Flower Hill
- Glendevon
- Granville
- Green Pond
- Greenwood
- Ironshore
- Irwin
- Lilliput
- Montego Bay Business District
- Moy Hall
- Mt. Salem
- Norwood
- Orange Irwin
- Paradise
- Pitfour
- Porto Bello
- Reading
- Rose Heights
- Rosemount
- Rosemount Gardens
- Salt Spring
- Spot Valley
- Spring Garden
- Tower Hill
- Tucker
- Unity Hall
- West Green
- Westgate Hills

## Quick answers

- Where is Canterbury?In Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Canterbury?Albion, Brandon Hill and Montego Bay Business District
- What is there to see in Canterbury?Tip Pot, Sewell Cave, The Cage (1806), Sam Sharpe preaching
- What time zone is Canterbury in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Canterbury?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Canterbury?English (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Canterbury?December to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Canterbury?Next Generation Medical Centre, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Canterbury?First Caribbean International Bank, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Canterbury?NCB, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Canterbury?Texaco, about 0.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Canterbury?JM100504 (OCHA common operational dataset)