# Buff Bay, Saint Mary Parish – Communities, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/buff-bay/

Development area · Saint Mary Parish 

# Buff Bay

Buff Bay is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Mary Parish. It covers **7.96 km²**. It is divided into 1 community. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 8.0km²
- 1community

## Where is Buff Bay?

Buff Bay lies in [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other development areas: [Alligator Pond](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/alligator-pond/), [Gayle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/), [Morant Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/morant-bay/) and [Ocho Rios](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/). By area it is the 103rd largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 1.3% of [Saint Mary Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/). The centre of Buff Bay is about 51 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 16 km from Port Maria, the main town of Saint Mary Parish. The centre point is at 18.3928° N, 77.0419° 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 Buff Bay

OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Buff Bay: 1 waterfall; 1 cave.

- Irie River · waterfall
- Three Hills Cave · cave

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: Buff Bay

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

### Nearest airports

- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel7.7 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen51 km

### Nearest railway station

Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 33 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:32, sunset around 17:34).

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.

## Communities of Buff Bay

Community Area km² Localities Services 

[Charles Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/buff-bay/charles-town/) 8.0 6 0 

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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Buff Bay

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Buff Bay. Settlements here lie between about 49 m and 181 m above sea level (median 128 m).

- Cherryfield
- Hard Bargain
- Industry Pen
- Prospect
- Roscommon
- Three Hills

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 Buff Bay and the best time to visit

In Buff Bay, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,164 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (193 mm) and the driest Feb (30 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and July**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 46 

Feb 25 30 

Mar 26 39 

Apr 26 51 

May 27 136 

Jun 27 125 

Jul 28 94 

Aug 28 122 

Sep 28 151 

Oct 28 193 

Nov 27 118 

Dec 26 58 

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Buff Bay?In Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Buff Bay?Alligator Pond, Gayle, Morant Bay and Ocho Rios
- What is there to see in Buff Bay?Irie River, Three Hills Cave
- What time zone is Buff Bay in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Buff Bay?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Buff Bay?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Buff Bay?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Buff Bay?Settlements lie between 49 m and 181 m
- What is the best time to visit Buff Bay?November to April and July
- What is the P-code of Buff Bay?JM1103 (OCHA common operational dataset)