Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
402km²
Area
170km
Coastline
4m
Highest point
29°C
Warmest sea
August
339km
To the mainland
When to go to Cayo Coco
Best for the beach from December to April.
The sea is warmest in August (29 °C) and coolest in February (25 °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.
Human island settlement that is part of Cuba
Cayo Coco is an island in Cuba. It belongs to Jardines del Rey. It covers 402 km², with 170 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 4 m. The nearest mainland is 339 km away.
Getting there
- Jardines Del Rey Airport (CCC)airport on the island, with scheduled flights
- 339 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From December 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 Cayo Coco.
- 21beachesPlaya Los Flamencos, Playa Prohibida, Playa Larga and 18 more
- 2viewpointsParque El Bagá
- 1marinasMarina Gaviota Bautista
- 2dive centresDiving and Nautical Center, Diving Center
- 1campsitesCampismo Popular Cayo Coco
- 29hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 57restaurants, 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
Cayo Coco in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Cayo Coco, each with its own numbers.
9beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
29.4°C
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
9 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Playa Uva Caleta29.4°C
- Playa La Jaula29.4°C
- Playa Los Flamencos29.4°C
- Playa Colorada29.4°C
- Playa Larga29.4°C
- Playa Dorada29.4°C
- Playa Prohibida29.4°C
- Ensenada de Bautistacove29.4°C
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 4 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 100 %0–50 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).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
| Night low (°C) | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
| Sea (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
| Rain (mm) | 24 | 21 | 34 | 52 | 130 | 129 | 92 | 131 | 130 | 118 | 41 | 24 |
| Wet days | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| Sun h/day | 6.5 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
| Wind (km/h) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 |
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 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +0.6 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.6 |
| 2021 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | −0.6 | −0.4 | −0.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +0.9 |
| 2022 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +0.9 |
| 2023 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +0.9 | +1.8 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +1.1 |
| 2024 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +1.5 | +1.4 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +0.4 | +0.1 |
| 2025 | −0.2 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.7 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1052012) · 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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