Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
21.6km²
Area
33km
Coastline
83m
Highest point
10,000
People
33°C
Warmest sea
August
29km
To the mainland
When to go to Kharg Island
Best for the beach in May and from October to November.
The sea is warmest in August (33 °C) and coolest in February (18 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from April to December.
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 Bushehr County, Iran
Kharg Island is an coral island in Iran. It covers 21.6 km², with 33 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 83 m. About 10,000 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 29 km away.
Getting there
- Khark Airport (KHK)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at KWI airport (Kuwait City)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 29 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- May and from October to Novemberbest 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 Kharg Island.
- 7beaches
- 4viewpoints
- 1marinasmorvarid harbour
- 3ruins and archaeological sitesKharg Christian Monastery, Palmyran Grave, Kharg
- 1hotels, 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.
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 25 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 80 %0–50 m
- 20 %50–200 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.
5 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Khārk8,193 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 21 |
| Night low (°C) | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 24 | 20 |
| Sea (°C) | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 22 |
| Rain (mm) | 54 | 53 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 64 | 60 |
| Wet days | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Sun h/day | 6.7 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 11.1 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Wind (km/h) | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 |
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 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +1.3 | +0.3 | +1.6 | +0.5 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +1.2 |
| 2021 | +1.3 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +2.3 | +0.3 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +1.0 |
| 2022 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +1.0 | −0.5 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +1.8 | +1.5 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +1.5 |
| 2023 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +1.5 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +2.1 | +1.6 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +0.9 |
| 2024 | +1.5 | +1.5 | +1.0 | +1.9 | +0.8 | +2.8 | +1.7 | +1.2 | +1.2 | −0.2 | −0.7 | −0.8 |
| 2025 | −0.1 | +0.2 | −0.6 | +1.0 | +1.7 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +0.6 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.6 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q913355) · 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 | Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
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