Montego Bay
in Down Town Montego Bay of Saint James, Jamaica
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Sangster International Airport (2 mi) - Negril Airport (29 mi)
- Boscobel Aerodrome (62 mi)
- Tinson Pen Airport (79 mi)
- Norman Manley International Airport (83 mi)
- Ken Jones Airport (93 mi)
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Sierra Maestra Airport (137 mi) -
Gerrard Smith International Airport (153 mi)
- Desembarco del Granma National Park (Unesco heritage, 141 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 18.471 and -77.919 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 18° 28' 16" and W -77° 55' 7"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - JMD
- Spoken languages:
- English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 08:02 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: America/Jamaica
- UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:52 am and 6:29 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Jamaica.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Jamaica. Last Update: 2024-04-16 08:26:06
Explore Montego Bay
Montego Bay in Down Town Montego Bay (Saint James) with it's 82,867 inhabitants is located in Jamaica about 81 mi (or 130 km) north-west of Kingston, the country's capital.
Local time in Montego Bay is now 08:02 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Jamaica with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Montego Bay, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Jamaica is Sangster International Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 4 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Desembarco del Granma National Park in Cuba at a distance of 141 mi (or 226 km). If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Mt Peto, Lucea, Falmouth, Savanna-la-Mar and Quickstep. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 84 °F
| Morning Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 27°C / 81 °F |
| Night Temperature | 26°C / 78 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 66% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 21% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Tuesday, 16th of April 2024
29°C (84 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, scattered clouds.
Wednesday, 17th of April 2024
28°C (83 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, few clouds.
Thursday, 18th of April 2024
29°C (84 °F)
25°C (78 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
BEACH VIEW BARBADOS-ST. JAMES
Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton Resort & Spa All Inclusive
Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort & Spa All Inclusive
Coyaba Beach Resort & Club
The Tallyman
SeaGarden Beach Resort - All Inclusive
TOBYS RESORT
Verney House Resort
Doctors Cave Beach Hotel
Deja Resort - All Inclusive
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
St. James Street in Montego Bay
We were on St. James Street in Montego Bay when we were approached by a guy claiming to be a waiter at our hotel. Ended up getting a great tour, bought him a beer and gave him a great tip!...
Sandals Montego Bay Tour (part 1)
Tour of Sandals Montego Bay from the entrance to the piano bar.
Jamaica Vacations 2014 GoPro HD Montego Bay One Love by GoPro Hero 3 + Black Edition
Vacaciones con mi mujer en Jamaica, grabada con GoPro Hero 3 + Black Edition. Nuestra segunda luna de miel en Montego Bay, Jamaica en marzo de 2014.
Sandals Montego Bay-Bay Roc Villa Honeymoon Walkout Beachfront Veranda Jr Suite-Room 1277
This is a tour of the Bay Roc Villa Honeymoon Walkout Beachfront Veranda Jr Suite (Room 1277) at Sandals Montego Bay, Jamaica, filmed on 4/22/2013.
Approach and Landing Montego Bay, Jamaica
Landing in Montego Bay with a great view of the northwest coast from Tom Pipers Bay east to Montego Bay Airport. Nice circling approach. Nice and Smooth. Great landing!
Sandals Montego Bay Tour (part 2)
Video tour of Sandals Montego Bay from the entrance to the piano bar.
Montego Bay Dune Buggy Excursion
Chukka Dune Buggy Excursion. October 30th 2013. Shot with a Nikon coolpix. One of the 3 excursions we did on our first cruise.
Rick's Cafe, Montego Bay, Jamaica (Jump)
Rick's Cafe, Montego Bay, Jamaica Where you can Jump over the cliffs, drink some alcohol, eat good food, watch the live band or just chill. Jamaica Nice! Big up Monica Hall, Opened Doors...
Holiday Inn Resort Montego Bay, Jamaica
Look no further than this Montego Bay vacation paradise in the beautiful Caribbean island of Jamaica.
Montego Bay, Jamaica & The Blue Hole
We took a private tour of Jamaica from the Port of Montego Bay, going to the Blue Hole and Margarettaville.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Montego Bay
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Montego Bay is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. Formerly a member of the Diocese of Kingston, it is now a suffragansee of the Metropolitan See of the Archdiocese of Kingston, located on the northwest part of the island of Jamaica. It was erected on September 14, 1967 by Pope Paul VI. The diocese of Montego Bay is made up of five civic parishes: St. James in Montego Bay, Trewlany in Falmouth, St. Ann in St.
Jarrett Park
Jarrett Park is a multi-use stadium in Montego Bay, Jamaica. It has a capacity of 4,000 people. It is currently used by the local football club Seba United. The stadium has also been used by the Jamaica national football team, latest in the 2008 Caribbean Championship.
CanJet Flight 918
CanJet Flight 918 (CJA 918, C6 918) was a flight that was on 19 April 2009 to have taken off from Sangster International Airport (MBJ), Montego Bay, Jamaica, bound for Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ), Halifax, Canada, but was instead seized before takeoff for hours by an armed, lone hijacker. This was the first incidence of a hijacking on Jamaican soil, and only the second time a Canadian airliner has been hijacked.
Montego River
The Montego River is a river of Jamaica.
Montego Bay railway station
Montego Bay railway station opened in 1894 and closed in 1992 when all passenger services in Jamaica abruptly ceased. It served the Kingston to Montego Bay main line with branches from May pen to Frankfield, Spanish Town to Ewarton, Bog Walk to Port Antonio and Linstead to New Works. It was 112.75 miles from the Kingston terminus.
Cascade, Jamaica
Cascade is a settlement in Jamaica.
Cornwall College, Jamaica
Cornwall College is a public high school for boys located on Orange Street in Montego Bay, Saint James, Jamaica. It is the third oldest high school in the county of Cornwall.
Catherine Hall Sports Complex
Catherine Hall Sports Complex is a multi-purpose sports stadium in the city of Montego Bay, Jamaica. It is also the home field for Montego Bay United.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Montego Bay.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Montego, Mantica Bahia, Montego Bay, مونتيغو باي, Monteqo-Bey, Μοντέγκο Μπέυ, Bahía Montego, مونتگوبی, מונטיגו ביי, MBJ, モンテゴ・ベイ, 몬테고베이, Montego Bėjus, माँटेगो बे, Монтего-Бей, مونٹیگو بے, 蒙特哥貝
