# Granville Community, Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish

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

Community · Greater Montego Bay 

# Granville

Granville is a community of Jamaica in Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish. It covers **1.46 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.5km²
- 1mapped service
- 52 mtypical elevation

## Where is Granville?

Granville 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 4 other communities: [Fairfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/mandeville/fairfield/), [Pitfour](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/pitfour/), [Retirement](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maggotty/retirement/) and [Tucker](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/tucker/). By area it is the 712th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 1.4% of [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/). The centre of Granville is about 127 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 3.6 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Greater Montego Bay. The centre point is at 18.4442° N, 77.9004° 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 Granville

### Nearby, outside Granville

- Rastafari Indigenous Village · attraction, Porto Bello2.2 km
- Montego River Gardens · attraction, Porto Bello2.5 km
- Mocho Cave · cave, Roehampton2.9 km
- Murderer's Cave · cave, Montego Bay Business District3.4 km
- The Creek Dome · attraction, Montego Bay Business District3.6 km
- Sewell Cave · cave, Brandon Hill3.6 km
- Ahhh...Ras Natango Gallery & Garden · attraction, Hopeton3.7 km
- Mocho Cave · cave, Roehampton3.7 km
- World War I Monument · monument, Montego Bay Business District3.9 km
- Sam Sharpe Square · attraction, Montego Bay Business District4.0 km
- Montego Bay Cultural Center · museum, Montego Bay Business District4.1 km
- Historic Court House (1774) · attraction, Montego Bay Business District4.1 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: Granville

- 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 Bay6.7 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel98 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 05:34) 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 Granville

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Granville. Settlements here lie between about 52 m and 63 m above sea level (median 52 m).

- Belmont
- Carthagena
- Granville

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 Granville and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Greater Montego Bay, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). 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**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 44 

Feb 26 34 

Mar 27 47 

Apr 28 57 

May 28 150 

Jun 28 150 

Jul 29 109 

Aug 29 146 

Sep 29 190 

Oct 28 217 

Nov 27 131 

Dec 27 50 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Granville

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Montego Bay Hospital & Urology Center · Mt. Salem 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46786&mlon=-77.90720#map=17/18.46786/-77.90720) 

Bank First Global Bank Ltd · Bogue 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45384&mlon=-77.92050#map=17/18.45384/-77.92050) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) 

Petrol pump Rubis · Westgate Hills 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46161&mlon=-77.91447#map=17/18.46161/-77.91447) 

Hotel Nickels Garden Villas · Irwin 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44849&mlon=-77.87562#map=17/18.44849/-77.87562) 

Mall Westgate Shopping Centre · Westgate Hills 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46175&mlon=-77.91396#map=17/18.46175/-77.91396) 

School Herbert Morrison Technical High School · Bogue 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45497&mlon=-77.92184#map=17/18.45497/-77.92184) 

College Sam Sharpe Teachers College · Granville 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44903&mlon=-77.89705#map=17/18.44903/-77.89705) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 3.4 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Granville

Places mapped inside Granville in open map data, by type.

- Colleges and universities1

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 Greater Montego Bay

- Barrett Hall
- Barrett Town
- Belmont
- Canterbury
- Catherine Hall
- Catherine Mount
- Coral Gardens
- Cornwall
- Farm Heights
- Flanker
- Flower Hill
- Glendevon
- 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 Granville?In Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Granville?Fairfield, Pitfour, Retirement and Tucker
- What is there to see in Granville?Rastafari Indigenous Village, Montego River Gardens, Mocho Cave, Murderer's Cave
- What time zone is Granville in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Granville?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Granville?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Granville?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Granville?Settlements lie between 52 m and 63 m
- What is the best time to visit Granville?December to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Granville?Montego Bay Hospital & Urology Center, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Granville?First Global Bank Ltd, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Granville?NCB, about 3.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Granville?Rubis, about 2.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Granville?JM100513 (OCHA common operational dataset)