Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
858km²
Area
272km
Coastline
1,521m
Highest point
35,558
People
30°C
Warmest sea
April
1,032km
To the mainland
When to go to Kabaena Island
Best for the beach from August to October.
The sea is warmest in April (30 °C) and coolest in August (28 °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 Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
Kabaena Island is an island in Indonesia. It covers 858 km², with 272 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 1,521 m. About 35,558 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,032 km away.
Getting there
- Sangia Nibandera Airport (KXB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 110 km in a straight lineCar hire at DPS airport (Kuta, Badung)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesKasipute - Sikeli, Bira - Sikeli
- 1,032 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From August to Octoberbest 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 Kabaena Island.
- 8beaches
- 1viewpoints
- 3ferry terminalsSikeli port
- 1marinasPelabuhan Pongkalaero/Bau-Bau
- 16named peaksBulu Batumagina, Gunung Pontimutui, Gunung Tangkenoea and 13 more
- 2ruins and archaeological sitesBenteng Tawulaadi, Benteng Tuntutari
- 3hotels, guesthouses and apartments
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 Kabaena Island, each with its own numbers.
2beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
30.0°C
Teluk Malandahi
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 255 m above the sea. 56 % of it is below 200 m.
- 24 %0–50 m
- 32 %50–200 m
- 28 %200–500 m
- 13 %500–1,000 m
- 2 %1,000–2,000 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.
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) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
| Night low (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Sea (°C) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Rain (mm) | 187 | 170 | 181 | 175 | 161 | 164 | 81 | 33 | 38 | 50 | 101 | 214 |
| Wet days | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 28 |
| Sun h/day | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 6.0 |
| Wind (km/h) | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
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 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.1 |
| 2021 | −0.1 | −0.1 | +0.1 | −0.1 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.2 | ±0.0 |
| 2022 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.1 | ±0.0 |
| 2023 | ±0.0 | −0.3 | −0.2 | −0.1 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.4 |
| 2024 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.2 |
| 2025 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.1 | ±0.0 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q12506769) · 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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