# Buff Bay, Westmoreland Parish – Communities, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/buff-bay/

Development area · Westmoreland Parish 

# Buff Bay

Buff Bay is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Westmoreland Parish. It covers **8.96 km²**. It is divided into 1 community. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 9.0km²
- 1community

## Where is Buff Bay?

Buff Bay lies in [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 1 other development area: [Darliston](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/darliston/). By area it is the 101st largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 1.1% of [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/). The centre of Buff Bay is about 124 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 21 km from Savanna-la-Mar, the main town of Westmoreland Parish. The centre point is at 18.2492° N, 77.9334° 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 Buff Bay

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Buff Bay: 1 cave.

- Charlemont Caves · 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: Buff 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 Bay28 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel103 km

### Nearest railway station

Stonehenge Train Depot (Disused) (Stonehenge), about 7.7 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:35) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 17:38).

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 Buff Bay

Community Area km² Localities Services 

[Belvedere](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/buff-bay/belvedere/) 9.0 6 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 Buff Bay

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Buff Bay. Settlements here lie between about 232 m and 373 m above sea level (median 373 m).

- Belvedere
- Belvedere Mountain
- Charlemont
- Montpelier Mountain
- Pike
- Pike Mountain

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 Buff Bay and the best time to visit

In Buff Bay, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 1,046 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (171 mm) and the driest Feb (24 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 27 48 

Feb 27 24 

Mar 27 37 

Apr 28 56 

May 28 141 

Jun 29 102 

Jul 29 76 

Aug 29 100 

Sep 29 141 

Oct 29 171 

Nov 28 102 

Dec 27 50 

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Buff Bay?In Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Buff Bay?Darliston
- What is there to see in Buff Bay?Charlemont Caves
- What time zone is Buff Bay in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Buff Bay?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Buff Bay?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Buff Bay?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Buff Bay?Settlements lie between 232 m and 373 m
- What is the best time to visit Buff Bay?December to April
- What is the P-code of Buff Bay?JM1402 (OCHA common operational dataset)