# Red Hills, Portland Parish – Communities, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/red-hills/

Development area · Portland Parish 

# Red Hills

Red Hills is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Portland Parish. It covers **7.05 km²**. It is divided into 1 community. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 7.0km²
- 1community

## Where is Red Hills?

Red Hills lies in [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 2 other development areas: [Rio Grande](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/) and [Swift River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/). By area it is the 106th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 0.9% of [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/). The centre of Red Hills is about 33 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 8.9 km from Port Antonio, the main town of Portland Parish. The centre point is at 18.1539° N, 76.5319° 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 Red Hills

OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Red Hills: 2 caves.

- Browns Cave · cave
- Ratbat 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: Red Hills

- 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 Pen36 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston36 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:29, 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 Red Hills

Community Area km² Localities Services 

[Rock Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/red-hills/rock-hall/) 7.0 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 Red Hills

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Red Hills. Settlements here lie between about 237 m and 332 m above sea level (median 281 m).

- Chatsworth
- Christianfield Village
- Industry
- New Town
- Rock Hall
- Tomsfield

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 Red Hills and the best time to visit

In Red Hills, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Feb (26 °C). About 980 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (180 mm) and the driest Feb (18 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to June**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 35 

Feb 26 18 

Mar 26 27 

Apr 27 40 

May 27 117 

Jun 28 101 

Jul 28 75 

Aug 28 111 

Sep 28 131 

Oct 28 180 

Nov 27 94 

Dec 27 51 

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Red Hills?In Portland Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Red Hills?Rio Grande and Swift River
- What is there to see in Red Hills?Browns Cave, Ratbat Cave
- What time zone is Red Hills in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Red Hills?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Red Hills?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Red Hills?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Red Hills?Settlements lie between 237 m and 332 m
- What is the best time to visit Red Hills?November to June
- What is the P-code of Red Hills?JM0507 (OCHA common operational dataset)