Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
427km²
Area
227km
Coastline
2m
Highest point
1,153,860
People
30°C
Warmest sea
May
18km
To the mainland
When to go to Batam Island
Best for the beach from January to May.
The sea is warmest in May (30 °C) and coolest in January (28 °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 Batam City, Riau Islands Province, Indonesia
Batam Island is an island in Indonesia. It covers 427 km², with 227 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 2 m. About 1,153,860 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 18 km away.
Getting there
- Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at SIN airport (Singapore)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesWaterfront City-Sekupang, Sekupang (Batam, Indonesia) - Harbourfront (Singapore), Pel.Sagulung <> P.Seraya, Sagulung<>Bulang
- 18 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to Maybest 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 Batam Island.
- 9beachesMarina, P Pantai Stres, Nongsa Beach and 6 more
- 6viewpointsOcarina, Lake/Junggle Jembatan Sei.Ladi (Nice View), Nongsa Point Marina and 3 more
- 32ferry terminalsWaterfront City Ferry Terminal, Sekupang International, Sekupang Ferry Terminal and 29 more
- 5marinasWaterfront City Marina, Water Front City Sea port, Pelra Seberang Novotel and 2 more
- 3named peaksDangas, Telogah, Tinggi
- 1waterfallsAir Terjun Tiban
- 1castles and forts
- 1ruins and archaeological sitesSnow City
- 3campsitesBumi Perkemahan Raja Ali Haji
- 188hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 254restaurants, 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 Batam Island, each with its own numbers.
1lakeLakeyas
Largest lake
0.69km²
Waduk Ladi
according to Lakeyas
1 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Waduk Ladi0.69km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 21 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 90 %0–50 m
- 10 %50–200 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
- Batam1,296,960 people
- Sekupangno 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) | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Sea (°C) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 236 | 108 | 177 | 203 | 202 | 164 | 168 | 166 | 165 | 206 | 294 | 302 |
| Wet days | 21 | 15 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
| Sun h/day | 4.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| Wind (km/h) | 17 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 |
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 | ±0.0 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.6 |
| 2021 | −0.1 | −0.3 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.5 |
| 2022 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.1 |
| 2023 | +0.1 | −0.2 | −1.1 | −0.2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +1.3 | +0.7 |
| 2024 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +0.7 |
| 2025 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.2 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.3 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q4842953) · 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 | Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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