Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
508km²
Area
126km
Coastline
1,659m
Highest point
Iliboleng
30°C
Warmest sea
November
676km
To the mainland
When to go to Adonara Island
Best for the beach from May to September.
The sea is warmest in November (30 °C) and coolest in August (27 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia
Adonara Island is an island in Indonesia. It belongs to Solor Archipelago. It covers 508 km², with 126 km of coastline. Its highest point, Iliboleng, rises to 1,659 m. The nearest mainland is 676 km away.
Getting there
- Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International Airport (OEC)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 161 km in a straight lineCar hire at DPS airport (Kuta, Badung)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesLarantuka - Tobilota, Baranusa - Deri, Deri - Lewoleba, Pantai Palo-Tanah Merah
- 676 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From May to Septemberbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Adonara Island.
- 1beacheswhite sand beach
- 1viewpointsPasir Putih
- 10ferry terminalsBoleng, Wailebe, Tabilota and 7 more
- 29named peaksIli Boleng, Ile Kului, Ile Pasandana and 26 more
- 1volcanoesIli Boleng
- 1hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 4restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Adonara Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Adonara Island, each with its own numbers.
2beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
30.0°C
Teluk Adonara
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 289 m above the sea. 44 % of it is below 200 m.
- 17 %0–50 m
- 27 %50–200 m
- 37 %200–500 m
- 18 %500–1,000 m
- 1 %1,000–2,000 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Witihamano census figure
- Waiwerangno census figure
- Waiwadanno census figure
- Senadanno census figure
- Klubagolitno census figure
- Banionano census figure
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Night low (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Sea (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Rain (mm) | 256 | 240 | 151 | 74 | 48 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 64 | 205 |
| Wet days | 26 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 24 |
| Sun h/day | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 7.1 |
| Wind (km/h) | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.1 | −0.3 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.3 |
| 2021 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.4 | −0.4 | −0.1 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | −0.4 | −0.3 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +0.1 | ±0.0 |
| 2023 | −0.1 | −0.3 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.6 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.1 |
| 2024 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.8 | −0.3 |
| 2025 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.6 | ±0.0 | −0.3 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q366088) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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