# May Pen, Westmoreland Parish – Communities, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/may-pen/

Development area · Westmoreland Parish 

# May Pen

May Pen is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Westmoreland Parish. It covers **3.43 km²**. It is divided into 1 community. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 3.4km²
- 1community

## Where is May Pen?

May Pen lies in [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 2 other development areas: [Frankfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/frankfield/) and [Negril](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/negril/). By area it is the 124th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 0.4% of [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/). The centre of May Pen is about 165 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 21 km from Savanna-la-Mar, the main town of Westmoreland Parish. The centre point is at 18.2538° N, 78.3272° 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).

## Know before you go: May Pen

- 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 Bay52 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel144 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:36) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:37, sunset around 17:39).

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 May Pen

Community Area km² Localities Services 

[Mount Airy](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/may-pen/mount-airy/) 3.4 2 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 May Pen

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in May Pen.

- Heskith
- Westcliffe

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 May Pen and the best time to visit

In May Pen, 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/).

## Quick answers

- Where is May Pen?In Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica
- What borders May Pen?Frankfield and Negril
- What time zone is May Pen in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in May Pen?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in May Pen?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in May Pen?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit May Pen?December to April
- What is the P-code of May Pen?JM1408 (OCHA common operational dataset)