Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
712km²
Area
196km
Coastline
28m
Highest point
29°C
Warmest sea
September
When to go to Corocoro Island
Best for the beach from January to May.
The sea is warmest in September (29 °C) and coolest in February (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 on the Venezuela–Guyana border
Corocoro Island is an island in Guyana. It covers 712 km², with 196 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 28 m.
Getting there
- Piarco International Airport (POS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 267 km in a straight lineCar hire at POS airport (Port of Spain)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 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 Corocoro Island.
- 1lighthousesFaro de Barima
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 14 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.
50 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) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Sea (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 122 | 75 | 57 | 85 | 208 | 262 | 245 | 191 | 120 | 137 | 199 | 209 |
| Wet days | 19 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 |
| Sun h/day | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| Wind (km/h) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.5 |
| 2021 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.1 |
| 2023 | −0.1 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +1.1 |
| 2024 | +1.3 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +1.6 | +1.4 | +1.5 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +0.9 |
| 2025 | +1.2 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.2 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q384779) · 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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