ComorosComoros IslandsVolcanic island
Anjouan
428 km² rising to 1,595 m out of the Mozambique Channel.
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
428km²
Area
146km
Coastline
1,595m
Highest point
240,000
People
29°C
Warmest sea
March
389km
To the mainland
When to go to Anjouan
Best for the beach from June to October.
The sea is warmest in March (29 °C) and coolest in August (26 °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 and administrative unit in the Comoros
Anjouan is an volcanic island in Comoros. It belongs to Comoros Islands. It covers 428 km², with 146 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 1,595 m. About 240,000 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 389 km away.
Getting there
- Ouani Airport (AJN)airport on the island, with scheduled flights
- Ferries2 ferry terminals on the island
- 389 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From June to Octoberbest 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 Anjouan.
- 10beachesPlage de Mkijirou Sombe, Plage de Vouani and 8 more
- 1viewpointsMarahaba Sambi
- 2ferry terminalsPort Intérnational Ahmed Abdallah Abderemane, Mutsamudu Port Entrance
- 1named peaksNtringui
- 1waterfalls
- 13hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 12restaurants, 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.
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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Anjouan, each with its own numbers.
4beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
29.5°C
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
4 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Mtsangani Sima29.4°C
- Chiroroni29.5°C
- Gomajoucove29.5°C
- Bouégnombécove29.5°C
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 391 m above the sea. 34 % of it is below 200 m.
- 16 %0–50 m
- 18 %50–200 m
- 33 %200–500 m
- 28 %500–1,000 m
- 5 %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
- Moutsamoudou26,313 people
- Tsimbeo12,590 people
- Domoni12,262 people
- Mirontsi11,955 people
- Adda-Douéni10,858 people
- Ouani10,073 people
- Sima8,737 people
- Koni-Djodjo8,109 people
- Barakani6,089 people
- Chandra5,645 people
- Mrémani5,470 people
- Mramani5,126 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Sea (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Rain (mm) | 222 | 162 | 150 | 119 | 58 | 33 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 36 | 50 | 108 |
| Wet days | 26 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Sun h/day | 7.3 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.0 |
| Wind (km/h) | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
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 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.1 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.3 |
| 2021 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | −0.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | −0.3 | +0.1 | +0.1 |
| 2022 | +0.6 | −0.1 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | −0.1 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.3 | −0.2 | −0.7 | −0.1 |
| 2023 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +0.9 |
| 2024 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.3 |
| 2025 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.6 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q231324) · 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 |
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