Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
500km²
Area
115km
Coastline
1,301m
Highest point
184,095
People
30°C
Warmest sea
June
1,510km
To the mainland
When to go to Biliran
Best for the beach from January to March and from June to July.
The sea is warmest in June (30 °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 the Philippines
Biliran is an volcanic island in Philippines. It covers 500 km², with 115 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 1,301 m. About 184,095 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,510 km away.
Getting there
- Calbayog Airport (CYP)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 61 km in a straight lineCar hire at CEB airport (Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesKawayan - Sambawan, Cebu - Naval
- 1,510 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to March and from June to Julybest 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 Biliran.
- 2beachesAgta Beach
- 2viewpoints
- 2lighthousesAmambahag Lighthouse, Kawayan Lighthouse
- 2ferry terminalsNaval
- 10named peaksMount Guiauasan, Mount Busale, Tres Marias Peak 1 and 7 more
- 11volcanoesMount Naliwatan (Tres Marias Peak 3), Mount Suiro, Mount Lauaan and 8 more
- 11waterfallsBagongbong Falls, Tinago Falls, Ma-Init Hot spring and 8 more
- 3campsitesNaliwatan Summit Camp, Aeta Campsite
- 13hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 13restaurants, 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
Biliran in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Biliran, each with its own numbers.
1beachCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
30.1°C
Magbagun Cove
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 327 m above the sea. 42 % of it is below 200 m.
- 16 %0–50 m
- 26 %50–200 m
- 32 %200–500 m
- 25 %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
- Naval12,217 people
- Caibiran6,462 people
- Culaba6,231 people
- Biliran4,699 people
- Bunga3,775 people
- Caraycaray3,174 people
- Almeria2,960 people
- Cabucgayan2,700 people
- Balagui2,502 people
- Catmon2,475 people
- Tucdao2,424 people
- Looc2,209 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 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Sea (°C) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 282 | 173 | 144 | 86 | 146 | 197 | 219 | 167 | 200 | 226 | 220 | 338 |
| Wet days | 22 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| Sun h/day | 4.7 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Wind (km/h) | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
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 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.9 |
| 2021 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +0.9 | −0.2 | −0.2 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.4 |
| 2022 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.1 | −0.1 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.8 |
| 2023 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.3 | −0.1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.5 |
| 2024 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.7 |
| 2025 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.8 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q2576387) · 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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