Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
13,540km²
Area
1,027km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
2,370m
Highest point
Poco Likang
1,831,000
People
30°C
Warmest sea
December
641km
To the mainland
When to go to Flores Island
Best for the beach from June to September.
The sea is warmest in December (30 °C) and coolest in August (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 East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia
Flores Island is an island in Indonesia. It belongs to Lesser Sunda Islands. It covers 13,540 km², with 1,027 km of coastline. Its highest point, Poco Likang, rises to 2,370 m. About 1,831,000 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 641 km away.
Getting there
- El Tari Airport (KOE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 288 km in a straight lineCar hire at DPS airport (Kuta, Badung)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesKupang - Aimere, Ende - Kupang, Sape - Labuan Bajo, Ende - Pulau Ende
- 641 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From June to Septemberbest 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 Flores Island.
- 21beachesWarang Beach, Belang, Watu pajung beach and 18 more
- 94viewpointsBukit Binongko, Gurusina Traditional Village, Amelia view point and 91 more
- 1lighthouses
- 13ferry terminalsLaurentius Say Maumere Port, Ende port, Labuan Bajo Port and 10 more
- 1marinasPelni port
- 1,338named peaksIle Lewotobi Perempuan, Keli Semanu, Ile Lewoloro and 1,335 more
- 23volcanoesPoco Ngandonalu, Anak Ranakah, Ebulobo and 20 more
- 16waterfallsMurundao Waterfall, Cunca Wulang, Air Terjun Cunca Rami and 13 more
- 23ruins and archaeological sitesCompang Ruteng, Compang Uling, Dutch House and 20 more
- 14dive centresBlue Marlin Dive, Wicked Diving Komodo, Uber Scuba and 11 more
- 1waymarked walking routesMount Inerie
- 8campsitesOrange, Camping on the lake. If you have a tent you can sleep here. Very beautiful sunse, Manulalu bed & breakfast and 5 more
- 297hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 297restaurants, 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 Flores Island, each with its own numbers.
28beaches and covesCoastya
3lakesLakeyas
6waterfallsCascadyas
Largest lake
5.0km²
Sano Nggoang
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
30.7°C
Danau Waibelen
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
29.9°C
Teluk Nangateke
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
28 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Pantai Roka29.6°C
- Pantai Liang29.6°C
- Pantai Pedenlaran29.6°C
- Pantai Waiokang29.6°C
- Teluk Lohokcove29.5°C
- Teluk Lamsadocove29.5°C
- Teluk Sokricove29.5°C
- Teluk Namparcove29.5°C
20 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
3 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Sano Nggoang5.0km²
- Danau Waibelen0.38km²
- Danau Alapolo0.19km²
Lakeyas is coming soonOpen Lakeyas ↗
6 waterfalls
on Cascadyas, the waterfall atlas
- Air Terjun Tengkulese
- Air Terjun Waerogo
- Air Terjun Podawutor
- Air Terjun Rodangpuni
- Cunca Rede
- Air Terjun Ogi
Cascadyas is coming soonOpen Cascadyas ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 471 m above the sea. 27 % of it is below 200 m.
- 11 %0–50 m
- 16 %50–200 m
- 33 %200–500 m
- 30 %500–1,000 m
- 9 %1,000–2,000 m
- <1 %> 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.
200 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Labuan Bajo188,724 people
- Maumere87,720 people
- Ende87,269 people
- Ruteng41,533 people
- Wolowaruno census figure
- Riungno census figure
- Potano census figure
- Nangarorono census figure
- Borongno census figure
- Mauponggono census figure
- Boawaeno census figure
- Bajawano census figure
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 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
| Night low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
| Sea (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Rain (mm) | 249 | 255 | 234 | 168 | 88 | 37 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 78 | 152 | 277 |
| Wet days | 25 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 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 | 6.5 |
| Wind (km/h) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 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 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.2 | −0.2 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.2 |
| 2021 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.3 | −0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.1 |
| 2022 | −0.4 | −0.2 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +0.1 |
| 2023 | −0.1 | −0.3 | −0.1 | −0.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.6 | −0.1 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.1 |
| 2024 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.7 | −0.3 |
| 2025 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.6 | ±0.0 | −0.2 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q148440) · 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, Lakeyas, Cascadyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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