# Westgate Hills Community, Greater Montego Bay – Villages & Map

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

Community · Greater Montego Bay 

# Westgate Hills

Westgate Hills is a community of Jamaica in Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish. It covers **2.09 km²**. Open map data shows 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.1km²
- 5mapped services

## Where is Westgate Hills?

Westgate Hills 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 10 other communities: [Catherine Mount](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/catherine-mount/), [Fairfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/mandeville/fairfield/), [Irwin](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/irwin/), [Montego Bay Business District](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/montego-bay-business-district/), [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/), [Rosemount Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/rosemount-gardens/), [Tucker](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/tucker/) and [West Green](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/west-green/). By area it is the 689th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 2.0% of [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/). The centre of Westgate Hills is about 128 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 1.9 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Greater Montego Bay. The centre point is at 18.4597° N, 77.9057° 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 Westgate Hills

### Nearby, outside Westgate Hills

- Murderer's Cave · cave, Montego Bay Business District1.7 km
- Sewell Cave · cave, Brandon Hill1.8 km
- The Creek Dome · attraction, Montego Bay Business District1.9 km
- Rastafari Indigenous Village · attraction, Porto Bello2.0 km
- Montego River Gardens · attraction, Porto Bello2.0 km
- World War I Monument · monument, Montego Bay Business District2.2 km
- Sam Sharpe Square · attraction, Montego Bay Business District2.4 km
- Montego Bay Cultural Center · museum, Montego Bay Business District2.4 km
- Historic Court House (1774) · attraction, Montego Bay Business District2.4 km
- Sam Sharpe preaching · memorial, Montego Bay Business District2.4 km
- Institute of Jamaica Museum · museum, Montego Bay Business District2.4 km
- The Cage (1806) · attraction, Montego Bay Business District2.4 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: Westgate Hills

- 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 Bay4.9 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel99 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 16 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 Westgate Hills 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 Westgate Hills

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Montego Bay Hospital & Urology Center · Mt. Salem 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46786&mlon=-77.90720#map=17/18.46786/-77.90720) 

Bank First Global Bank Ltd · Bogue 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45384&mlon=-77.92050#map=17/18.45384/-77.92050) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 1.4 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 Comfort Guest House · Mt. Salem 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46729&mlon=-77.91376#map=17/18.46729/-77.91376) 

Mall Westgate Shopping Centre · Westgate Hills 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46175&mlon=-77.91396#map=17/18.46175/-77.91396) 

School Maranatha Early Childhood Centre · Mt. Salem 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46952&mlon=-77.90289#map=17/18.46952/-77.90289) 

College Emmanuel Caribbean University · Westgate Hills 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45951&mlon=-77.91211#map=17/18.45951/-77.91211) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 2.4 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 Westgate Hills

Places mapped inside Westgate Hills in open map data, by type.

- Petrol pumps1
- Shopping malls2
- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants1

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
- 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

## Quick answers

- Where is Westgate Hills?In Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Westgate Hills?Catherine Mount, Fairfield, Irwin, Montego Bay Business District, Mt. Salem, Porto Bello, Rose Heights, Rosemount Gardens, Tucker and West Green
- What is there to see in Westgate Hills?Murderer's Cave, Sewell Cave, The Creek Dome, Rastafari Indigenous Village
- What time zone is Westgate Hills in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Westgate Hills?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Westgate Hills?English (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Westgate Hills?December to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Westgate Hills?Montego Bay Hospital & Urology Center, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Westgate Hills?First Global Bank Ltd, about 1.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Westgate Hills?NCB, about 1.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Westgate Hills?Cool Oasis, about 0.8 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Westgate Hills?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Westgate Hills?JM100538 (OCHA common operational dataset)