May Pen
City in Jamaica: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
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Overview
May Pen is a city in Jamaica, in Clarendon. About 44,755 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Jamaica in our atlas.
It lies at 17.96° N, 77.25° W, about 81 m (266 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Jamaica time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: May Pen. Green dots: other major cities of Jamaica. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
May Pen has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 31°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 22°C (72°F). Around 965 mm (38 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Oct.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in JamaicaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3489523 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1677434 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
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