# Port Morant, Saint James Parish – Communities, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/port-morant/

Development area · Saint James Parish 

# Port Morant

Port Morant is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Saint James Parish. It covers **14.6 km²**. It is divided into 1 community. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 14.6km²
- 1community

## Where is Port Morant?

Port Morant lies in [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 3 other development areas: [Albert Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/), [Maggotty](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/maggotty/) and [Maroon Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/maroon-town/). By area it is the 90th largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 2.5% of [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/). The centre of Port Morant is about 109 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 27 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Saint James Parish. The centre point is at 18.2621° N, 77.7871° 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 Port Morant

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Port Morant: 1 cave.

- Elizabeth's Cave · cave

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: Port Morant

- 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 Bay30 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel88 km

### Nearest railway station

Stonehenge Train Depot (Disused) (Stonehenge), about 8.1 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 06:34, 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.

## Communities of Port Morant

Community Area km² Localities Services 

[Arcadia](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/port-morant/arcadia/) 15 2 0 

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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Port Morant

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Port Morant.

- Arcadia
- Graysville

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 Port Morant and the best time to visit

In Port Morant, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,168 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (183 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and July to August**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 48 

Feb 25 34 

Mar 26 52 

Apr 27 58 

May 27 141 

Jun 27 128 

Jul 27 92 

Aug 28 118 

Sep 28 151 

Oct 27 183 

Nov 26 113 

Dec 25 50 

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Port Morant?In Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Port Morant?Albert Town, Maggotty and Maroon Town
- What is there to see in Port Morant?Elizabeth's Cave
- What time zone is Port Morant in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Port Morant?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Port Morant?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Port Morant?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Port Morant?November to April and July to August
- What is the P-code of Port Morant?JM1012 (OCHA common operational dataset)