Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
268km²
Area
154km
Coastline
136m
Highest point
37,155
People
29°C
Warmest sea
December
1,386km
To the mainland
When to go to Banggai Island
Best for the beach from January to April and in September.
The sea is warmest in December (29 °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 Banggai Laut Regency, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
Banggai Island is an island in Indonesia. It covers 268 km², with 154 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 136 m. About 37,155 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,386 km away.
Getting there
- Sangia Nibandera Airport (KXB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 377 km in a straight lineCar hire at DPS airport (Kuta, Badung)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesLuwuk - Banggai, Banggai - Baubau, Banggai - Boniton, Banggai - Bobong
- 1,386 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to April and 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 Banggai Island.
- 21beachesBontolan Beach, Bongo Beach, Pantai avec douche and 18 more
- 2viewpointsAlola
- 2ferry terminalsBanggai ferry port, Banggai port
- 1marinasDermaga Matanga
- 4named peaksBungkuko Lumadang, Bungkuko Labue, Bungkuko Padanglaya and 1 more
- 1waterfallsAir terjun Kokungan
- 1campsites
- 2hotels, guesthouses and apartments
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 115 m above the sea. 85 % of it is below 200 m.
- 18 %0–50 m
- 67 %50–200 m
- 15 %200–500 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
- Banggaino 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 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| Night low (°C) | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Sea (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| Rain (mm) | 126 | 114 | 157 | 159 | 165 | 203 | 166 | 92 | 65 | 62 | 82 | 125 |
| Wet days | 27 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 27 |
| Sun h/day | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 6.6 |
| Wind (km/h) | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 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 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.1 |
| 2021 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.1 |
| 2022 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +0.1 |
| 2023 | +0.3 | −0.1 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.2 | −0.2 | −0.2 | +0.4 | +0.2 |
| 2024 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.2 |
| 2025 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.1 | ±0.0 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1075618) · 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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