# Morant Bay, Trelawny Parish – Communities, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/morant-bay/

Development area · Trelawny Parish 

# Morant Bay

Morant Bay is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Trelawny Parish. It covers **8.63 km²**. It is divided into 1 community. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 8.6km²
- 1community

## Where is Morant Bay?

Morant Bay lies in [Trelawny Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 1 other development area: [Albert Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/albert-town/). By area it is the 102nd largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 1.0% of [Trelawny Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/). The centre of Morant Bay is about 88 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 24 km from Falmouth, the main town of Trelawny Parish. The centre point is at 18.2973° N, 77.5670° 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 Morant Bay

OpenStreetMap lists 14 named sights in Morant Bay: 14 caves.

- Cane Patch Sink · cave
- Carambie Cave · cave
- Crayfish Cave · cave
- Farmyard Cave · cave
- Good Hope Cave · cave
- Harties Cave 1 · cave
- Harties Cave 2 · cave
- Iron Maiden Cave · cave
- Mouth Maze Cave · cave
- Mouth River Sink · cave
- Pool Cave · cave
- Printed Circuit Cave Sober Entrance · cave
- Printed Circuit Cave aka Rock Spring Cave · cave
- Swanga 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: Morant 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 Bay43 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel64 km

### Nearest railway station

Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 18 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 Morant Bay

Community Area km² Localities Services 

[Spring Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/trelawny/morant-bay/spring-gardens/) 8.6 5 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 Morant Bay

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Morant Bay. Settlements here lie between about 504 m and 571 m above sea level (median 533 m).

- Carambie
- Durham
- Rock Spring
- Ruthmel
- Spring Garden

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 Morant Bay and the best time to visit

In Morant 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/).

## Quick answers

- Where is Morant Bay?In Trelawny Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Morant Bay?Albert Town
- What is there to see in Morant Bay?Cane Patch Sink, Carambie Cave, Crayfish Cave, Farmyard Cave
- What time zone is Morant Bay in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Morant Bay?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Morant Bay?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Morant Bay?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Morant Bay?Settlements lie between 504 m and 571 m
- What is the best time to visit Morant Bay?November to April and July to August
- What is the P-code of Morant Bay?JM1306 (OCHA common operational dataset)