# Green Island, Portland Parish – Communities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/green-island/ Development area · Portland Parish # Green Island Green Island is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Portland Parish. It covers **11.0 km²**. It is divided into 1 community. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 11.0km² - 1community ## Where is Green Island? Green Island lies in [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 3 other development areas: [Buff Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/buff-bay/), [Spanish River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/spanish-river/) and [Swift River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/). By area it is the 96th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 1.4% of [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/). The centre of Green Island is about 30 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 18 km from Port Antonio, the main town of Portland Parish. The centre point is at 18.2084° N, 76.6203° 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 Green Island OpenStreetMap lists 6 named sights in Green Island: 6 caves. - Black Hill Cave 1 · cave - Black Hill Cave 2 · cave - Clermont Cave · cave - Guts Mountain Cave · cave - John Crow Gully Hole · cave - River Head 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: Green Island - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen33 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston35 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:30) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:32). 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 Green Island Community Area km² Localities Services [Orange Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/green-island/orange-bay/) 11 7 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 Green Island Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Green Island. Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 163 m above sea level (median 47 m). - Hopewell - Lennox Estate - Leyton Valley - Mid Leyton - Mount James - Orange Bay - Upper Leyton 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Green Island Named natural and historic features inside Green Island, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Duncans River - Lewings River ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Gudtz Mountain · 229 m - Graham Hill · 192 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Green Island and the best time to visit In Green Island, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 927 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (170 mm) and the driest Feb (19 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 33 Feb 26 19 Mar 26 29 Apr 27 41 May 27 111 Jun 28 89 Jul 28 69 Aug 28 104 Sep 28 127 Oct 28 170 Nov 27 87 Dec 26 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Quick answers - Where is Green Island?In Portland Parish, Jamaica - What borders Green Island?Buff Bay, Spanish River and Swift River - What is there to see in Green Island?Black Hill Cave 1, Black Hill Cave 2, Clermont Cave, Guts Mountain Cave - What time zone is Green Island in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Green Island?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Green Island?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Green Island?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Green Island?Settlements lie between 8 m and 163 m - What is the highest point in Green Island?Gudtz Mountain (229 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Green Island?November to July - What is the P-code of Green Island?JM0504 (OCHA common operational dataset)