# August Town Community, Papine, Saint Andrew Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/august-town/ Community · Papine # August Town August Town is a community of Jamaica in Papine, Saint Andrew Parish. It covers **4.51 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.5km² - 10mapped services - 325 mtypical elevation ## Where is August Town? August Town lies in [Papine](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/), [Saint Andrew Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Dallas](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/dallas/), [Liguanea](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/liguanea/liguanea/), [Mona](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/liguanea/mona/), [Papine](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/papine/) and [Rockfort](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/kingston/downtown/rockfort/). By area it is the 606th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 3.2% of [Papine](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-andrew/papine/). The centre of August Town is about 5.6 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9888° N, 76.7409° 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 August Town ### Nearby, outside August Town - Wareika House · ruins, Rockfort1.2 km - UWI Honour Roll Monument · attraction, Mona1.8 km - Dallas Castle Caves · cave, Dallas1.9 km - Hope River Sink · cave, Dallas2.2 km - Rockfort Cave · cave, Rockfort2.4 km - Rockfort Mineral Bath Complex · attraction, Rockfort2.5 km - Rock Fort · attraction, Rockfort2.6 km - Sculpture Park · memorial, Papine3.4 km - Hope Royal Botanical Gardens · national park, Liguanea4.0 km - Hope Zoo · zoo, Liguanea4.1 km - Fort Nugent's Martello Tower · attraction, Harbour View4.1 km - Bebe's Corner · attraction, Gordon Town4.8 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: August Town - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston7.7 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen8.8 km ### Nearest railway station Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 23 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:33). 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 August Town Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in August Town. - August Town - Hermitage 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 August Town Named natural and historic features inside August Town, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Long Mountain · 458 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 August Town and the best time to visit Using the climate of Papine, the warmest month is Aug (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jan (29 °C), after allowing for this place being about 470 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 927 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (170 mm) and the driest Feb (19 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 29 33 Feb 29 19 Mar 29 29 Apr 30 41 May 30 111 Jun 31 89 Jul 31 69 Aug 31 104 Sep 31 127 Oct 31 170 Nov 30 87 Dec 29 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from August Town Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Uwi Health Center · Mona 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00433&mlon=-76.74365#map=17/18.00433/-76.74365) Bank Western Union · Mona 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00092&mlon=-76.74331#map=17/18.00092/-76.74331) ATM NCB · Mona 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00727&mlon=-76.74760#map=17/18.00727/-76.74760) Petrol pump Rubis · Springfield Gardens 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97294&mlon=-76.75521#map=17/17.97294/-76.75521) Hotel Kingston Cottage · Mona 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01404&mlon=-76.75781#map=17/18.01404/-76.75781) Mall Welcome Plaza · Liguanea 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01935&mlon=-76.76245#map=17/18.01935/-76.76245) School Gold Smith Villa Basic School · August Town 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99006&mlon=-76.74178#map=17/17.99006/-76.74178) College University of the West Indies (Mona) · Mona 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.00217&mlon=-76.74199#map=17/18.00217/-76.74199) Police station August Town Police Station · August Town 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.98994&mlon=-76.73659#map=17/17.98994/-76.73659) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in August Town Places mapped inside August Town in open map data, by type. - Schools7 - Restaurants2 - Police stations1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other communities in Papine - Constitution Hill - Content Gap - Dallas - Gordon Town - Irish Town - Mavis Bank - Papine - St. Peter's - Woodford ## Quick answers - Where is August Town?In Papine, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica - What borders August Town?Dallas, Liguanea, Mona, Papine and Rockfort - What is there to see in August Town?Wareika House, UWI Honour Roll Monument, Dallas Castle Caves, Hope River Sink - What time zone is August Town in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in August Town?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in August Town?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in August Town?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in August Town?Long Mountain (458 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to August Town?Uwi Health Center, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to August Town?Western Union, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to August Town?NCB, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to August Town?Rubis, about 2.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of August Town?JM061201 (OCHA common operational dataset)