# Greater Montego Bay, Trelawny Parish – Communities & Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/greater-montego-bay/ Development area · Trelawny Parish # Greater Montego Bay Greater Montego Bay is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Trelawny Parish. It covers **12.7 km²**. It is divided into 1 community. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 12.7km² - 1community - 1mapped service ## Where is Greater Montego Bay? Greater Montego Bay lies in [Trelawny Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 2 other development areas: [Falmouth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/falmouth/) and [Wakefield/Queen of Spain Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/wakefield-queen-of-spain-valley/). By area it is the 93rd largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 1.5% of [Trelawny Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/). The centre of Greater Montego Bay is about 107 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 6.9 km from Falmouth, the main town of Trelawny Parish. The centre point is at 18.4429° N, 77.6938° 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). ## Know before you go: Greater Montego Bay - 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 Bay24 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel77 km ### Nearest railway station Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 26 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:34, sunset around 17:36). 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 Greater Montego Bay Community Area km² Localities Services [Granville](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/greater-montego-bay/granville/) 13 7 1 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 Greater Montego Bay Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Greater Montego Bay. Settlements here lie between about 35 m and 137 m above sea level (median 89 m). - Carrick Foyle - Granville - Granvillle - Green Park - Merrywood - Schawfield - Shawfield 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Greater Montego Bay Named natural and historic features inside Greater Montego Bay, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Good Hope · 176 m - Gun Hill · 125 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Greater Montego Bay and the best time to visit In Greater Montego Bay, 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/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Greater Montego Bay Places mapped inside Greater Montego Bay in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hotels1 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Greater Montego Bay?In Trelawny Parish, Jamaica - What borders Greater Montego Bay?Falmouth and Wakefield/Queen of Spain Valley - What time zone is Greater Montego Bay in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Greater Montego Bay?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Greater Montego Bay?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Greater Montego Bay?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Greater Montego Bay?Settlements lie between 35 m and 137 m - What is the highest point in Greater Montego Bay?Good Hope (176 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Greater Montego Bay?November to April and July to August - What is the P-code of Greater Montego Bay?JM1305 (OCHA common operational dataset)