Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
399km²
Area
137km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
447m
Highest point
23,985
People
30°C
Warmest sea
May
1,133km
To the mainland
When to go to Culion Island
Best for the beach from January to March.
The sea is warmest in May (30 °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 in the Philippines
Culion Island is an island in Philippines. It covers 399 km², with 137 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 447 m. About 23,985 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,133 km away.
Getting there
- Francisco B. Reyes (Busuanga) Airport (USU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 35 km in a straight lineCar hire in CoronDiscover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesCoron - Culion, Sibaltan - Coron
- 1,133 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to Marchbest 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 Culion Island.
- 4beaches
- 1lighthousesCulion Lighthouse
- 1ferry terminalsCulion
- 2named peaksMount Oltaloro, Mount Chinankan
- 1waterfallsBalanga Falls
- 2campsitesCalipipit Island, Buhay Isla Basecamp
- 9hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 3restaurants, 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
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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Culion Island, each with its own numbers.
1beachCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
29.8°C
North Arm Halsey Harbor
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 68 m above the sea. 94 % of it is below 200 m.
- 51 %0–50 m
- 43 %50–200 m
- 6 %200–500 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
- Culion23,213 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Night low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Sea (°C) | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 27 | 25 | 18 | 37 | 186 | 364 | 514 | 454 | 463 | 276 | 130 | 106 |
| Wet days | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 12 |
| Sun h/day | 7.9 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 7.9 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Wind (km/h) | 23 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 22 |
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 | −0.3 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.5 |
| 2021 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.5 |
| 2022 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +0.4 | −0.3 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.6 |
| 2023 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.1 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.7 |
| 2024 | +0.8 | +0.6 | −0.2 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.7 |
| 2025 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | −0.6 | −0.5 | +0.1 | −0.2 | +0.2 | −0.3 | +0.3 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Nearby
More islands nearby.
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Agutaya IslandPhilippines15 km²50 m131 km away
Dumaran IslandPhilippines307 km²132 m145 km away
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q3699250) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | Natural Earth · public domain |
| 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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