# Spalding, Saint Catherine Parish – Communities, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spalding/

Development area · Saint Catherine Parish 

# Spalding

Spalding is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint Catherine Parish. It covers **0.95 km²**. It is divided into 1 community. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 0.9km²
- 1community
- 10mapped services

## Where is Spalding?

Spalding lies in [Saint Catherine Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 1 other development area: [Portmore](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/portmore/). By area it is the 128th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 0.1% of [Saint Catherine Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/). The centre of Spalding is about 9.6 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 8.1 km from Spanish Town, the main town of Saint Catherine Parish. The centre point is at 17.9771° N, 76.8823° 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).

## Know before you go: Spalding

- 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 Pen6.3 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston11 km

### Nearest railway station

Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 7.9 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 17:34).

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 Spalding

Community Area km² Localities Services 

[Cumberland](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spalding/cumberland/) 0.9 3 10 

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 Spalding

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Spalding.

- Cumberland
- Cumberland Meadows
- Rosemerry Castle-Newland

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 Spalding and the best time to visit

In Spalding, 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/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Spalding

Places mapped inside Spalding in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- ATMs1
- Petrol pumps1
- Shopping malls1
- Schools2
- Pharmacies2
- Restaurants3

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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Spalding?In Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Spalding?Portmore
- What time zone is Spalding in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Spalding?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Spalding?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Spalding?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Spalding?November to July
- How many ATMs are in Spalding?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Spalding?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Spalding?JM0806 (OCHA common operational dataset)