# Mount Airy Community, May Pen, Westmoreland Parish – Villages

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

Community · May Pen 

# Mount Airy

Mount Airy is a community of Jamaica in May Pen, Westmoreland Parish. It covers **3.43 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 3.4km²
- 108 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mount Airy?

Mount Airy lies in [May Pen](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/may-pen/), [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 3 other communities: [Negril](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/negril/negril/), [Orange Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/frankfield/orange-hill/) and [Sheffield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/negril/sheffield/). By area it is the 641st largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. The centre of Mount Airy is about 165 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. 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).

## Things to see in and around Mount Airy

### Nearby, outside Mount Airy

- Indian Head Cave · cave, Negril1.6 km
- Grove Land Well · cave, Negril1.6 km
- Whitehall Property Cave · cave, Negril1.8 km
- Mount Airey Cave · cave, Negril2.0 km
- Barney's Flower & Hummingbird Garden Jamaica, Hylton Avenue, off Negril, W End Rd, Negril · attraction, Negril2.9 km
- The Cliffs · attraction, Negril3.4 km
- Negril Swallow Hole · cave, Negril3.5 km
- Negril Light Cave 2 · cave, Negril3.6 km
- Negril Light Cave 1 · cave, Negril3.6 km
- Craft Market · attraction, Negril3.6 km
- Joseph's Cave · cave, Negril3.6 km
- Rick's Cafe 1974 · attraction, Negril3.8 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: Mount Airy

- 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.

## Villages and localities in Mount Airy

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Mount Airy.

- 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 Mount Airy and the best time to visit

Using the climate of 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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mount Airy

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Royale Medical Hospital, Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica · Savanna-la-mar Business District 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22255&mlon=-78.13488#map=17/18.22255/-78.13488) 

Bank Scotiabank · Negril 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.27897&mlon=-78.34770#map=17/18.27897/-78.34770) 

ATM NCB · Green Island 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.38983&mlon=-78.27297#map=17/18.38983/-78.27297) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Negril 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.26847&mlon=-78.33780#map=17/18.26847/-78.33780) 

Hotel Negril Sky Blue Resorts · Negril 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.26607&mlon=-78.34280#map=17/18.26607/-78.34280) 

Mall Sunshine Village Complex · Negril 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.27867&mlon=-78.35137#map=17/18.27867/-78.35137) 

School Happy Hearts Early Childhood Institution · Negril 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.27618&mlon=-78.32497#map=17/18.27618/-78.32497) 

College International University of the Caribbean · Savanna-la-mar Business District 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22636&mlon=-78.13183#map=17/18.22636/-78.13183) 

Police station Negril Police Station · Negril 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.27878&mlon=-78.34310#map=17/18.27878/-78.34310) 

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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Mount Airy?In May Pen, Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Mount Airy?Negril, Orange Hill and Sheffield
- What is there to see in Mount Airy?Indian Head Cave, Grove Land Well, Whitehall Property Cave, Mount Airey Cave
- What time zone is Mount Airy in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Mount Airy?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Mount Airy?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Mount Airy?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mount Airy?December to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mount Airy?Royale Medical Hospital, Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mount Airy?Scotiabank, about 3.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mount Airy?NCB, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mount Airy?Texaco, about 2.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mount Airy?JM140818 (OCHA common operational dataset)