
In numbers
10.0km²
Area
130m
Highest point
274,758
People
30°C
Warmest sea
December
742km
To the mainland
When to go to Ende Island
Best for the beach from June to October.
The sea is warmest in December (30 °C) and coolest in August (26 °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 Ende Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia
Ende Island is an island in Indonesia. It covers 10.0 km². Its highest point rises to 130 m. About 274,758 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 742 km away.
Getting there
- El Tari Airport (KOE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 275 km in a straight lineCar hire at DPS airport (Kuta, Badung)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 742 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From June to Octoberbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 182 m above the sea. 62 % of it is below 200 m.
- 2 %0–50 m
- 60 %50–200 m
- 38 %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).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Night low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Sea (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Rain (mm) | 229 | 228 | 237 | 145 | 84 | 37 | 25 | 15 | 37 | 68 | 141 | 273 |
| Wet days | 25 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 25 |
| Sun h/day | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 6.6 |
| Wind (km/h) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
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 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.2 | −0.4 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.4 |
| 2021 | +0.6 | −0.1 | +0.4 | −0.3 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.3 |
| 2022 | −0.2 | −0.3 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.1 |
| 2023 | +0.1 | −0.3 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.6 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.4 | ±0.0 |
| 2024 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.5 | −0.3 |
| 2025 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.7 | −0.1 | ±0.0 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.

Nearby
More islands nearby.
Flores Island
Sumba Island
Sabu Island
Adonara Island
Komodo Island
Rinca Island
Lembata Island
TimorAbout these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q24977488) · 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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