# Paradise Community, Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish

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

Community · Greater Montego Bay 

# Paradise

Paradise is a community of Jamaica in Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish. It covers **0.83 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.8km²
- 2mapped services
- 98 mtypical elevation

## Where is Paradise?

Paradise 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/), [Montego Bay Business District](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/montego-bay-business-district/) and [Norwood](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/norwood/). By area it is the 746th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 0.8% of [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/). The centre of Paradise is about 131 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 1.9 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Greater Montego Bay. The centre point is at 18.4883° N, 77.9162° 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 Paradise

### Nearby, outside Paradise

- Tip Pot · cave, Montego Bay Business District0.8 km
- Dead End Beach · beach, Montego Bay Business District1.3 km
- Doctor's Cave Bathing Club · attraction, Montego Bay Business District1.3 km
- Doctors Cave Beach · beach, Montego Bay Business District1.4 km
- Hip Strip (Gloucester Ave) · attraction, Montego Bay Business District1.4 km
- Old Montego Fort · attraction, Montego Bay Business District1.5 km
- Margaritaville · attraction, Montego Bay Business District1.6 km
- Sewell Cave · cave, Brandon Hill1.6 km
- Mo'bay Airport Cave · cave, Montego Bay Business District1.7 km
- The Cage (1806) · attraction, Montego Bay Business District1.7 km
- Sam Sharpe preaching · memorial, Montego Bay Business District1.7 km
- Sam Sharpe Square · attraction, Montego Bay Business District1.8 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: Paradise

- 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 Bay1.7 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel100 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 19 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 Paradise

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

- Paradise Pen

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 Paradise 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 Paradise

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Next Generation Medical Centre · Brandon Hill 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47831&mlon=-77.90818#map=17/18.47831/-77.90818) 

Bank NCB · Montego Bay Business District 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.48730&mlon=-77.92841#map=17/18.48730/-77.92841) 

ATM international ATM (only J$) · Montego Bay Business District 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.48921&mlon=-77.92738#map=17/18.48921/-77.92738) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Glendevon 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.48040&mlon=-77.90620#map=17/18.48040/-77.90620) 

Hotel Castlevue · Paradise 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.48848&mlon=-77.91467#map=17/18.48848/-77.91467) 

Mall City Centre Mall · Montego Bay Business District 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47645&mlon=-77.92299#map=17/18.47645/-77.92299) 

School GIFT Education · Albion 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.48382&mlon=-77.92261#map=17/18.48382/-77.92261) 

College The University of the West Indies · Montego Bay Business District 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.49526&mlon=-77.91455#map=17/18.49526/-77.91455) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 3.6 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 Paradise

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

- Hotels2

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
- Irwin
- Lilliput
- Montego Bay Business District
- Moy Hall
- Mt. Salem
- Norwood
- Orange Irwin
- 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 Paradise?In Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Paradise?Albion, Montego Bay Business District and Norwood
- What is there to see in Paradise?Tip Pot, Dead End Beach, Doctor's Cave Bathing Club, Doctors Cave Beach
- What time zone is Paradise in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Paradise?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Paradise?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Paradise?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Paradise?December to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Paradise?Next Generation Medical Centre, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Paradise?NCB, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Paradise?international ATM (only J$), about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Paradise?TotalEnergies, about 1.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Paradise?JM100524 (OCHA common operational dataset)