# Red Hills, Westmoreland Parish – Communities, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/red-hills/

Development area · Westmoreland Parish 

# Red Hills

Red Hills is a development area (Social Development Commission) of Jamaica in Westmoreland Parish. It covers **13.8 km²**. It is divided into 1 community. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 13.8km²
- 1community

## Where is Red Hills?

Red Hills lies in [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 3 other development areas: [Grange Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/grange-hill/), [Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/santa-cruz/) and [Savanna-la-mar](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/savanna-la-mar/). By area it is the 91st largest of 131 development areas in Jamaica. It covers 1.8% of [Westmoreland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/). The centre of Red Hills is about 143 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 9.0 km from Savanna-la-Mar, the main town of Westmoreland Parish. The centre point is at 18.2978° N, 78.1132° 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: Red 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 Bay31 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel121 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 22 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 06:36, 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 Red Hills

Community Area km² Localities Services 

[Red Hills](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/westmoreland/red-hills/red-hills/) 14 7 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 Red Hills

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Red Hills. Settlements here lie between about 23 m and 75 m above sea level (median 46 m).

- Barham
- Barham Village
- Baulk
- Black Heath Estate
- Blue Castle
- Locust Tree
- Prospect

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 Red Hills and the best time to visit

In Red Hills, 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/).

## Quick answers

- Where is Red Hills?In Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Red Hills?Grange Hill, Santa Cruz and Savanna-la-mar
- What time zone is Red Hills in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Red Hills?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Red Hills?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Red Hills?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Red Hills?Settlements lie between 23 m and 75 m
- What is the best time to visit Red Hills?December to April
- What is the P-code of Red Hills?JM1411 (OCHA common operational dataset)