# Belmont Community, Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/belmont/

Community · Greater Montego Bay 

# Belmont

Belmont is a community of Jamaica in Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish. It covers **1.73 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.7km²
- 277 mtypical elevation

## Where is Belmont?

Belmont lies in [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/), [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Anchovy](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/anchovy/), [Moy Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/moy-hall/), [Reading](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/reading/), [Spring Garden](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/spring-garden/) and [Tower Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/tower-hill/). By area it is the 702nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 1.7% of [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/). The centre of Belmont is about 132 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 6.1 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Greater Montego Bay. The centre point is at 18.4319° N, 77.9590° 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 Belmont

### Nearby, outside Belmont

- Rocklands Bird Sanctuary · viewpoint, Anchovy1.9 km
- Sunset Beach Resort Au Natural Beach · beach, Bogue4.1 km
- Comfort Hall West (St James) · cave, Anchovy4.4 km
- Comfort Hall East (St James) · cave, Anchovy4.4 km
- On Day Cave · cave, Copse5.7 km
- Emancipation War 1831-32 · attraction, Montego Bay Business District5.9 km
- Montego Bay Civic Centre · attraction, Montego Bay Business District6.0 km
- Roehampton School Cave · cave, Roehampton6.0 km
- Institute of Jamaica Museum · museum, Montego Bay Business District6.0 km
- Historic Court House (1774) · attraction, Montego Bay Business District6.0 km
- World War I Monument · monument, Montego Bay Business District6.0 km
- Montego Bay Cultural Center · museum, Montego Bay Business District6.0 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: Belmont

- 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 Bay9.3 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel104 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 14 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 Belmont

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Belmont.

- Trafalgar

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 Belmont and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Greater Montego Bay, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 184 m higher 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 April and July**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 44 

Feb 25 34 

Mar 26 47 

Apr 27 57 

May 27 150 

Jun 27 150 

Jul 28 109 

Aug 28 146 

Sep 28 190 

Oct 27 217 

Nov 26 131 

Dec 25 50 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Belmont

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Catherine Hall Health Centre · West Green 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46263&mlon=-77.91890#map=17/18.46263/-77.91890) 

Bank Scotiabank · Bogue 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45683&mlon=-77.92725#map=17/18.45683/-77.92725) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Bogue 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45795&mlon=-77.93389#map=17/18.45795/-77.93389) 

Hotel Waterfield Villa · Spring Garden 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.43556&mlon=-77.96843#map=17/18.43556/-77.96843) 

Mall Bogue City Centre · Bogue 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44455&mlon=-77.92418#map=17/18.44455/-77.92418) 

School Jamaica Christian School for the Deaf · Anchovy 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41543&mlon=-77.96514#map=17/18.41543/-77.96514) 

College Montego Bay Community College · Bogue 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45697&mlon=-77.92604#map=17/18.45697/-77.92604) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 4.4 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.

## Other communities in Greater Montego Bay

- Barrett Hall
- Barrett Town
- Canterbury
- Catherine Hall
- Catherine Mount
- Coral Gardens
- Cornwall
- Farm Heights
- Flanker
- Flower Hill
- Glendevon
- Granville
- Green Pond
- Greenwood
- Ironshore
- Irwin
- Lilliput
- Montego Bay Business District
- Moy Hall
- Mt. Salem
- Norwood
- Orange Irwin
- Paradise
- Pitfour
- Porto Bello
- Reading
- Rose Heights
- Rosemount
- Rosemount Gardens
- Salt Spring
- Spot Valley
- Spring Garden
- Tower Hill
- Tucker
- Unity Hall
- West Green
- Westgate Hills

## Quick answers

- Where is Belmont?In Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Belmont?Anchovy, Moy Hall, Reading, Spring Garden and Tower Hill
- What is there to see in Belmont?Rocklands Bird Sanctuary, Sunset Beach Resort Au Natural Beach, Comfort Hall West (St James), Comfort Hall East (St James)
- What time zone is Belmont in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Belmont?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Belmont?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Belmont?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Belmont?December to April and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Belmont?Catherine Hall Health Centre, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Belmont?Scotiabank, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Belmont?NCB, about 5.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Belmont?Texaco, about 3.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Belmont?JM100503 (OCHA common operational dataset)