Nicaragua
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
9.6km²
Area
16km
Coastline
18m
Highest point
6,131
People
29°C
Warmest sea
September
53km
To the mainland
When to go to Big Corn Island
Best for the beach from February to April.
The sea is warmest in September (29 °C) and coolest in January (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 Nicaragua, Caribbean Sea, South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
Big Corn Island is an island in Nicaragua. It belongs to Corn Islands. It covers 9.6 km², with 16 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 18 m. About 6,131 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 53 km away.
Getting there
- Bluefields Airport (BEF)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 80 km in a straight lineCar hire at SJO airport (San José)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesBluefields River, Panga
- 53 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From February to Aprilbest 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 Big Corn Island.
- 8beachesLong Bay, Playa Coco, South West Bay Beach and 5 more
- 4viewpointsPyramid (The Soul of the World), Mirador View, Cliff Point and 1 more
- 2ferry terminalsMain Harbor
- 10marinasMuelle Principal de Corn Island and 9 more
- 1named peaksMount Pleasant Hill
- 2dive centresCorn Island Dive Centre, Dos Tiburones Dive Shop
- 1campsitesCamping La Casa del Duende
- 35hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 27restaurants, 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.
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 18 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 91 %0–50 m
- 9 %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.
5 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- South End8,011 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Sea (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 104 | 49 | 38 | 62 | 272 | 340 | 360 | 315 | 326 | 412 | 366 | 150 |
| Wet days | 15 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 21 |
| Sun h/day | 6.4 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.7 |
| Wind (km/h) | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 26 |
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 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.3 |
| 2021 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.3 |
| 2022 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +0.5 |
| 2023 | +0.6 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +1.1 |
| 2024 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +0.7 |
| 2025 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.9 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q21054021) · 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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