Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
126km²
Area
80km
Coastline
14m
Highest point
237,002
People
30°C
Warmest sea
May
17km
To the mainland
When to go to Karimun Island
Best for the beach from January to May.
The sea is warmest in May (30 °C) and coolest in January (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 Karimun Regency, Riau Islands Province, Indonesia
Karimun Island is an island in Indonesia. It covers 126 km², with 80 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 14 m. About 237,002 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 17 km away.
Getting there
- Seletar Airport (XSP)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 69 km in a straight lineCar hire at JHB airport (Johor Bahru)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesHarbourfront (Singapore) - Tanjung Balai Karimun (Karimun, Indonesia), Siak (Sumatra) - Parit Rempak (Karimun), Tanjung Balai Karimun (Karimun) - Tanjung Maqom (Gerimuh, Kundur), Parit Rempak (Karimun) - Telaga Punggur (Batam)
- 17 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- 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 Karimun Island.
- 1beachesPelawan beach
- 1lighthouses
- 5ferry terminalsTanjung Balai Karimun, Tanjung Balai Karimun international, Parit Rempak (Karimun) ferry port and 2 more
- 2named peaksBetina, Gunung Jantan
- 1waterfallsPongkar Waterfall
- 7hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 6restaurants, 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
Karimun Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Karimun Island, each with its own numbers.
2beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
30.3°C
Teluk Rampak
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 32 m above the sea. 97 % of it is below 200 m.
- 85 %0–50 m
- 13 %50–200 m
- 3 %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.
10 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Tanjung Balai48,953 people
- Meralno census figure
- Pasirpanjangno census figure
- Tebingno 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 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Sea (°C) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Rain (mm) | 214 | 108 | 182 | 213 | 199 | 158 | 166 | 170 | 171 | 216 | 292 | 280 |
| Wet days | 22 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 27 |
| Sun h/day | 4.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| Wind (km/h) | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 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 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.6 |
| 2021 | +0.1 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.3 |
| 2022 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.1 | +0.1 |
| 2023 | −0.2 | −0.2 | −0.9 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +0.7 |
| 2024 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.6 |
| 2025 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.1 | −0.2 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.1 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q15222068) · 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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