# Coral Gardens Community, Greater Montego Bay – Villages & Map

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

Community · Greater Montego Bay 

# Coral Gardens

Coral Gardens is a community of Jamaica in Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish. It covers **3.81 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 19 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.8km²
- 19mapped services
- 38 mtypical elevation

## Where is Coral Gardens?

Coral Gardens 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 4 other communities: [Flower Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/flower-hill/), [Ironshore](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/ironshore/), [Rose Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/junction/rose-hall/) and [Salt Spring](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/salt-spring/). By area it is the 632nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 3.7% of [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/). The centre of Coral Gardens is about 127 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 7.3 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Greater Montego Bay. The centre point is at 18.5111° N, 77.8637° 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 Coral Gardens

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Coral Gardens: 1 beach.

- Coral Garden Community Beach · beach

### Nearby, outside Coral Gardens

- Providence Cave · cave, Ironshore2.7 km
- Tryall Cave · cave, Rose Hall3.6 km
- Marrow Cave · cave, Flower Hill3.6 km
- Rose Hall Great House (1770) · attraction, Rose Hall4.7 km
- Montego River Gardens · attraction, Porto Bello5.9 km
- Rastafari Indigenous Village · attraction, Porto Bello6.2 km
- Mo'bay Airport Cave · cave, Montego Bay Business District6.5 km
- Dead End Beach · beach, Montego Bay Business District6.7 km
- Sewell Cave · cave, Brandon Hill6.8 km
- Tip Pot · cave, Montego Bay Business District6.8 km
- Dover Cave · cave, Cornwall6.9 km
- Murderer's Cave · cave, Montego Bay Business District7.2 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: Coral Gardens

- 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 Bay5.3 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel95 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 22 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.

## Villages and localities in Coral Gardens

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

- Ironshore

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 Coral Gardens 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 Coral Gardens

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospiten Montego Bay · Rose Hall 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.52141&mlon=-77.85310#map=17/18.52141/-77.85310) 

Bank Western Union/Fx trader · Ironshore 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51435&mlon=-77.88126#map=17/18.51435/-77.88126) 

ATM international ATM (only J$) · Montego Bay Business District 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.48921&mlon=-77.92738#map=17/18.48921/-77.92738) 

Petrol pump Sun · Coral Gardens 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.52149&mlon=-77.86221#map=17/18.52149/-77.86221) 

Hotel Villa Sweet Villa · Coral Gardens 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51587&mlon=-77.86069#map=17/18.51587/-77.86069) 

Mall Whitter Village · Ironshore 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.50818&mlon=-77.88077#map=17/18.50818/-77.88077) 

School Eagles Wings Elementary and Early Learners · Ironshore 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51658&mlon=-77.88453#map=17/18.51658/-77.88453) 

College Emmanuel Caribbean University · Coral Gardens 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.50496&mlon=-77.85450#map=17/18.50496/-77.85450) 

Police station Coral Gardens Police · Coral Gardens 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.52077&mlon=-77.86441#map=17/18.52077/-77.86441) 

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 Coral Gardens

Places mapped inside Coral Gardens in open map data, by type.

- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels6
- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants9
- 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 Greater Montego Bay

- Barrett Hall
- Barrett Town
- Belmont
- Canterbury
- Catherine Hall
- Catherine Mount
- 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 Coral Gardens?In Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Coral Gardens?Flower Hill, Ironshore, Rose Hall and Salt Spring
- What is there to see in Coral Gardens?Coral Garden Community Beach
- What time zone is Coral Gardens in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Coral Gardens?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Coral Gardens?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Coral Gardens?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Coral Gardens?December to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Coral Gardens?Hospiten Montego Bay, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Coral Gardens?Western Union/Fx trader, about 1.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Coral Gardens?international ATM (only J$), about 7.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Coral Gardens?Sun, about 1.2 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Coral Gardens?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Coral Gardens?JM100507 (OCHA common operational dataset)