# Reading Community, Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish

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

Community · Greater Montego Bay 

# Reading

Reading is a community of Jamaica in Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish. It covers **2.35 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.4km²
- 4mapped services
- 8 mtypical elevation

## Where is Reading?

Reading 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 6 other communities: [Anchovy](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/anchovy/), [Belmont](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/belmont/), [Bogue](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/balaclava/bogue/), [Moy Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/moy-hall/), [Spring Garden](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/spring-garden/) and [Tower Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/tower-hill/). By area it is the 678th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 2.3% of [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/). The centre of Reading is about 131 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 18.4386° N, 77.9454° 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 Reading

### Nearby, outside Reading

- Rocklands Bird Sanctuary · viewpoint, Anchovy1.3 km
- Sunset Beach Resort Au Natural Beach · beach, Bogue3.0 km
- Comfort Hall West (St James) · cave, Anchovy3.8 km
- Comfort Hall East (St James) · cave, Anchovy3.9 km
- Emancipation War 1831-32 · attraction, Montego Bay Business District4.5 km
- World War I Monument · monument, Montego Bay Business District4.5 km
- Montego Bay Civic Centre · attraction, Montego Bay Business District4.5 km
- Institute of Jamaica Museum · museum, Montego Bay Business District4.5 km
- Historic Court House (1774) · attraction, Montego Bay Business District4.5 km
- Montego Bay Cultural Center · museum, Montego Bay Business District4.5 km
- Sam Sharpe Square · attraction, Montego Bay Business District4.6 km
- Sam Sharpe preaching · memorial, Montego Bay Business District4.6 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: Reading

- 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 Bay8.0 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel103 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 14 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 Reading

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

- Reading

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 Reading 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 Reading

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Catherine Hall Health Centre · West Green 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46263&mlon=-77.91890#map=17/18.46263/-77.91890) 

Bank Scotiabank · Bogue 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45683&mlon=-77.92725#map=17/18.45683/-77.92725) 

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 Texaco · Bogue 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45795&mlon=-77.93389#map=17/18.45795/-77.93389) 

Hotel The Wharf House · Reading 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44567&mlon=-77.95115#map=17/18.44567/-77.95115) 

Mall Bogue City Centre · Bogue 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44455&mlon=-77.92418#map=17/18.44455/-77.92418) 

School Bright Horizon Preschool & Kindergarten · Bogue 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45792&mlon=-77.93107#map=17/18.45792/-77.93107) 

College Montego Bay Community College · Bogue 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45697&mlon=-77.92604#map=17/18.45697/-77.92604) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 2.8 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 Reading

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

- Hotels1
- Restaurants3

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
- Paradise
- Pitfour
- Porto Bello
- Rose Heights
- Rosemount
- Rosemount Gardens
- Salt Spring
- Spot Valley
- Spring Garden
- Tower Hill
- Tucker
- Unity Hall
- West Green
- Westgate Hills

## Quick answers

- Where is Reading?In Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Reading?Anchovy, Belmont, Bogue, Moy Hall, Spring Garden and Tower Hill
- What is there to see in Reading?Rocklands Bird Sanctuary, Sunset Beach Resort Au Natural Beach, Comfort Hall West (St James), Comfort Hall East (St James)
- What time zone is Reading in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Reading?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Reading?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Reading?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Reading?December to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Reading?Catherine Hall Health Centre, about 3.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Reading?Scotiabank, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Reading?NCB, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Reading?Texaco, about 2.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Reading?JM100527 (OCHA common operational dataset)