# Montpelier Community, Cambridge, Saint James Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/montpelier/ Community · Cambridge # Montpelier Montpelier is a community of Jamaica in Cambridge, Saint James Parish. It covers **18.9 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 18.9km² - 4mapped services - 155 mtypical elevation ## Where is Montpelier? Montpelier lies in [Cambridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/), [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 9 other communities: [Anchovy](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/anchovy/), [Bickersteth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/bickersteth/), [Chester Castle](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/chester-castle/), [Copse](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/copse/), [Mafoota](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/mafoota/), [Mt. Carey](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/mt-carey/), [Ramble](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/yallahs/ramble/), [Roehampton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/roehampton/) and [Seven Rivers](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/seven-rivers/). By area it is the 185th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 12.3% of [Cambridge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/). The centre of Montpelier is about 127 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3706° N, 77.9324° 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 Montpelier ### Nearby, outside Montpelier - Rice Bottom 2 · cave, Roehampton3.3 km - Rice Bottom 3 · cave, Roehampton3.3 km - Rice Bottom 1 · cave, Roehampton3.5 km - Whelton Cave · cave, Roehampton3.8 km - Lawson Bottom Cave · cave, Roehampton4.1 km - Hazelymph Cave · cave, Chester Castle4.3 km - Roehampton School Cave · cave, Roehampton4.5 km - Comfort Hall West (St James) · cave, Anchovy4.6 km - Comfort Hall East (St James) · cave, Anchovy4.6 km - On Day Cave · cave, Copse4.6 km - Mafoota Pumphouse Cave · cave, Mafoota4.7 km - Windsor Castle Cave · cave, Roehampton4.7 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: Montpelier - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay15 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel102 km ### Nearest railway station Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 6.9 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:35) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 17:37). 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 Montpelier Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Montpelier. Settlements here lie between about 124 m and 216 m above sea level (median 155 m). - Blue Hole - Carey Town - Montpelier - Montpelier Estate 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 Montpelier Named natural and historic features inside Montpelier, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Anchovy Gully ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Montpelier Station 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 Montpelier and the best time to visit Using the climate of Cambridge, the warmest month is Aug (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C), after allowing for this place being about 194 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,325 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (217 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 44 Feb 27 34 Mar 28 47 Apr 29 57 May 30 150 Jun 30 150 Jul 30 109 Aug 30 146 Sep 30 190 Oct 30 217 Nov 28 131 Dec 28 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Montpelier Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Catherine Hall Health Centre · West Green 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46263&mlon=-77.91890#map=17/18.46263/-77.91890) Bank First Global Bank Ltd · Bogue 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45384&mlon=-77.92050#map=17/18.45384/-77.92050) ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Montpelier · Montpelier 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.37282&mlon=-77.93306#map=17/18.37282/-77.93306) Hotel Jardin D'Eden Jamaica · Montpelier 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.34540&mlon=-77.93563#map=17/18.34540/-77.93563) Mall Bogue City Centre · Bogue 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44455&mlon=-77.92418#map=17/18.44455/-77.92418) School Hudson Premier Academy · Roehampton 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40776&mlon=-77.91529#map=17/18.40776/-77.91529) College Knockalva Polytechnic College · Ramble 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.33531&mlon=-77.98827#map=17/18.33531/-77.98827) Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45839&mlon=-77.92839#map=17/18.45839/-77.92839) 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 Montpelier Places mapped inside Montpelier in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps3 - Hotels1 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 Cambridge - Anchovy - Bickersteth - Cambridge - Catadupa - Mafoota - Mt. Carey - Mt. Horeb - Retrieve - Roehampton - Seven Rivers - Stonehenge ## Quick answers - Where is Montpelier?In Cambridge, Saint James Parish, Jamaica - What borders Montpelier?Anchovy, Bickersteth, Chester Castle, Copse, Mafoota, Mt. Carey, Ramble, Roehampton and Seven Rivers - What is there to see in Montpelier?Rice Bottom 2, Rice Bottom 3, Rice Bottom 1, Whelton Cave - What time zone is Montpelier in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Montpelier?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Montpelier?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Montpelier?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Montpelier?Settlements lie between 124 m and 216 m - What is the best time to visit Montpelier?December to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Montpelier?Catherine Hall Health Centre, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Montpelier?First Global Bank Ltd, about 9.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Montpelier?NCB, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Montpelier?TotalEnergies, Montpelier, about 0.3 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Montpelier?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Montpelier?JM100306 (OCHA common operational dataset)