# Irwin Community, Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish

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

Community · Greater Montego Bay 

# Irwin

Irwin is a community of Jamaica in Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish. It covers **3.14 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.1km²
- 1mapped service
- 80 mtypical elevation

## Where is Irwin?

Irwin 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 5 other communities: [Orange Irwin](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/orange-irwin/), [Porto Bello](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/porto-bello/), [Retirement](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maggotty/retirement/), [Tucker](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/tucker/) and [Westgate Hills](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/westgate-hills/). By area it is the 651st largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 3.1% of [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/). The centre of Irwin is about 125 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 4.6 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Greater Montego Bay. The centre point is at 18.4527° N, 77.8793° 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 Irwin

### Nearby, outside Irwin

- Rastafari Indigenous Village · attraction, Porto Bello1.1 km
- Montego River Gardens · attraction, Porto Bello1.3 km
- Ahhh...Ras Natango Gallery & Garden · attraction, Hopeton3.8 km
- Marrow Cave · cave, Flower Hill4.0 km
- Sewell Cave · cave, Brandon Hill4.4 km
- Mocho Cave · cave, Roehampton4.4 km
- Murderer's Cave · cave, Montego Bay Business District4.5 km
- The Creek Dome · attraction, Montego Bay Business District4.7 km
- Mocho Cave · cave, Roehampton5.0 km
- World War I Monument · monument, Montego Bay Business District5.0 km
- Sam Sharpe Square · attraction, Montego Bay Business District5.2 km
- Sam Sharpe preaching · memorial, Montego Bay Business District5.2 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: Irwin

- 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 Bay6.7 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel96 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 15 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 Irwin

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

- Irwin

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 Irwin 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 Irwin

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Montego Bay Hospital & Urology Center · Mt. Salem 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46786&mlon=-77.90720#map=17/18.46786/-77.90720) 

Bank First Global Bank Ltd · Bogue 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45384&mlon=-77.92050#map=17/18.45384/-77.92050) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) 

Petrol pump Cool Oasis · Mt. Salem 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46664&mlon=-77.90554#map=17/18.46664/-77.90554) 

Hotel Nickels Garden Villas · Irwin 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44849&mlon=-77.87562#map=17/18.44849/-77.87562) 

Mall Cornwall Courts Shopping Centre · Green Pond 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47222&mlon=-77.87854#map=17/18.47222/-77.87854) 

School Sudbury Basic School · Orange Irwin 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45584&mlon=-77.86766#map=17/18.45584/-77.86766) 

College Sam Sharpe Teachers College · Granville 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44903&mlon=-77.89705#map=17/18.44903/-77.89705) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 5.2 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Irwin

Places mapped inside Irwin in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1

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
- Coral Gardens
- Cornwall
- Farm Heights
- Flanker
- Flower Hill
- Glendevon
- Granville
- Green Pond
- Greenwood
- Ironshore
- 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 Irwin?In Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Irwin?Orange Irwin, Porto Bello, Retirement, Tucker and Westgate Hills
- What is there to see in Irwin?Rastafari Indigenous Village, Montego River Gardens, Ahhh...Ras Natango Gallery & Garden, Marrow Cave
- What time zone is Irwin in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Irwin?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Irwin?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Irwin?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Irwin?December to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Irwin?Montego Bay Hospital & Urology Center, about 3.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Irwin?First Global Bank Ltd, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Irwin?NCB, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Irwin?Cool Oasis, about 3.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Irwin?JM100517 (OCHA common operational dataset)