# Pitfour Community, Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish

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Community · Greater Montego Bay 

# Pitfour

Pitfour is a community of Jamaica in Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish. It covers **2.55 km²**.

- 2.5km²

## Where is Pitfour?

Pitfour 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 7 other communities: [Bogue](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/balaclava/bogue/), [Comfort Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/mile-gully/comfort-hall/), [Fairfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/mandeville/fairfield/), [Granville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/granville/), [Hopeton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/junction/hopeton/), [Retirement](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maggotty/retirement/) and [Roehampton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/cambridge/roehampton/). By area it is the 675th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 2.5% of [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/). The centre of Pitfour is about 126 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 4.8 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Greater Montego Bay. The centre point is at 18.4322° N, 77.8994° 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 Pitfour

### Nearby, outside Pitfour

- Mocho Cave · cave, Roehampton1.6 km
- Mocho Cave · cave, Roehampton2.4 km
- Ahhh...Ras Natango Gallery & Garden · attraction, Hopeton2.7 km
- Roehampton School Cave · cave, Roehampton3.3 km
- Rastafari Indigenous Village · attraction, Porto Bello3.3 km
- Comfort Hall East (St James) · cave, Anchovy3.4 km
- Comfort Hall West (St James) · cave, Anchovy3.5 km
- Montego River Gardens · attraction, Porto Bello3.6 km
- Lawson Bottom Cave · cave, Roehampton3.6 km
- Windsor Castle Cave · cave, Roehampton3.7 km
- Whelton Cave · cave, Roehampton4.1 km
- Rocklands Bird Sanctuary · viewpoint, Anchovy4.5 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: Pitfour

- 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 Bay8.0 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel98 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 13 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.

## Weather in Pitfour 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 Pitfour

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Catherine Hall Health Centre · West Green 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46263&mlon=-77.91890#map=17/18.46263/-77.91890) 

Bank First Global Bank Ltd · Bogue 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45384&mlon=-77.92050#map=17/18.45384/-77.92050) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Bogue 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45393&mlon=-77.92352#map=17/18.45393/-77.92352) 

Hotel Palm Bay Guest House · Bogue 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44088&mlon=-77.92685#map=17/18.44088/-77.92685) 

Mall Bogue City Centre · Bogue 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44455&mlon=-77.92418#map=17/18.44455/-77.92418) 

School Hudson Premier Academy · Roehampton 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40776&mlon=-77.91529#map=17/18.40776/-77.91529) 

College Sam Sharpe Teachers College · Granville 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44903&mlon=-77.89705#map=17/18.44903/-77.89705) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 4.2 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
- Belmont
- 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
- 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 Pitfour?In Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Pitfour?Bogue, Comfort Hall, Fairfield, Granville, Hopeton, Retirement and Roehampton
- What is there to see in Pitfour?Mocho Cave, Mocho Cave, Ahhh...Ras Natango Gallery & Garden, Roehampton School Cave
- What time zone is Pitfour in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Pitfour?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Pitfour?English (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Pitfour?December to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pitfour?Catherine Hall Health Centre, about 4.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pitfour?First Global Bank Ltd, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pitfour?NCB, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pitfour?Texaco, about 3.5 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pitfour?JM100525 (OCHA common operational dataset)