# Rosemount Gardens Community, Greater Montego Bay – Villages

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

Community · Greater Montego Bay 

# Rosemount Gardens

Rosemount Gardens is a community of Jamaica in Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish. It covers **0.30 km²**.

- 0.3km²

## Where is Rosemount Gardens?

Rosemount Gardens 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 6 other communities: [Brandon Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/kellits/brandon-hill/), [Catherine Mount](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/catherine-mount/), [Mt. Salem](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/mt-salem/), [Porto Bello](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/porto-bello/), [Rose Heights](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/rose-heights/) and [Westgate Hills](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/westgate-hills/). By area it is the 771st largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 0.3% of [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/). The centre of Rosemount Gardens is about 128 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 2.2 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Greater Montego Bay. The centre point is at 18.4688° N, 77.8979° 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 Rosemount Gardens

### Nearby, outside Rosemount Gardens

- Montego River Gardens · attraction, Porto Bello1.4 km
- Rastafari Indigenous Village · attraction, Porto Bello1.5 km
- Sewell Cave · cave, Brandon Hill1.8 km
- Murderer's Cave · cave, Montego Bay Business District2.0 km
- The Creek Dome · attraction, Montego Bay Business District2.2 km
- World War I Monument · monument, Montego Bay Business District2.6 km
- Sam Sharpe Square · attraction, Montego Bay Business District2.7 km
- Sam Sharpe preaching · memorial, Montego Bay Business District2.7 km
- The Cage (1806) · attraction, Montego Bay Business District2.7 km
- Montego Bay Cultural Center · museum, Montego Bay Business District2.7 km
- Historic Court House (1774) · attraction, Montego Bay Business District2.7 km
- Institute of Jamaica Museum · museum, Montego Bay Business District2.7 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: Rosemount Gardens

- 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 Bay4.2 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel98 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 17 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 Rosemount Gardens 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 Rosemount Gardens

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Montego Bay Hospital & Urology Center · Mt. Salem 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46786&mlon=-77.90720#map=17/18.46786/-77.90720) 

Bank DamarkMCL · Montego Bay Business District 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47005&mlon=-77.92078#map=17/18.47005/-77.92078) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) 

Petrol pump Cool Oasis · Mt. Salem 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46664&mlon=-77.90554#map=17/18.46664/-77.90554) 

Hotel Brandon Hill Guest House · Brandon Hill 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47451&mlon=-77.91201#map=17/18.47451/-77.91201) 

Mall Two Top Flen Mall · Farm Heights 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.47135&mlon=-77.88663#map=17/18.47135/-77.88663) 

School Maranatha Early Childhood Centre · Mt. Salem 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46952&mlon=-77.90289#map=17/18.46952/-77.90289) 

College Emmanuel Caribbean University · Westgate Hills 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45951&mlon=-77.91211#map=17/18.45951/-77.91211) 

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.

## 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
- Pitfour
- Porto Bello
- Reading
- Rose Heights
- Rosemount
- Salt Spring
- Spot Valley
- Spring Garden
- Tower Hill
- Tucker
- Unity Hall
- West Green
- Westgate Hills

## Quick answers

- Where is Rosemount Gardens?In Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Rosemount Gardens?Brandon Hill, Catherine Mount, Mt. Salem, Porto Bello, Rose Heights and Westgate Hills
- What is there to see in Rosemount Gardens?Montego River Gardens, Rastafari Indigenous Village, Sewell Cave, Murderer's Cave
- What time zone is Rosemount Gardens in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Rosemount Gardens?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Rosemount Gardens?English (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Rosemount Gardens?December to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Rosemount Gardens?Montego Bay Hospital & Urology Center, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Rosemount Gardens?DamarkMCL, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Rosemount Gardens?NCB, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rosemount Gardens?Cool Oasis, about 0.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Rosemount Gardens?JM100530 (OCHA common operational dataset)